We are still undecided.
Ugh.
I was thinking about the times my Sis and I + friends slept in the 'Army Tent'. I think if I got within 20 paces of that tent - I would smell it and it could be my 'Somewhere in Time' moment.
Dad - was it really an army tent or navy? Where did we get that?
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
2-person or 3-person? Need Help!
We have a BWCAW trip planned for this summer.
The last time we went - we had a hard time finding a spot at camp sites big enough for our tent. So we are in the process of researching tents.
Since MD bought me my fun little MacBook - researching has become much easier for the two of us information freaks. We are both sitting here at the dining room table - talking back and forth about different tents - watching the demo videos a few seconds apart - I love it. Now all we need is a white space on a wall and a projector to share.
To started our research of course on REI's website.
We love REI. 3-person tents, less than $300, 2-doors on either side, less mesh is better... all those fun things that make a tent special. We weren't having any luck! So we just switched tonight to looking at 2-person tents and even expanded our search to Target and Wal-Mart (didn't find anything worth noting at Target or Wal-mart).
There was one tent we looked at called the Hubba Hubba tent. It is listed as a 2 person tent but it was so narrow that I realized why it got its name.
Some of the other tents have cute reviews. 2-person tents are really made for couples or people that are okay with being close. One guy said that he really liked this particular tent but he had to send it back to REI because it really wasn't a 2-person tent unless you ate your mate before you retired for the evening. Funny stuff.
On Wal-Mart's website you can search for your tent by color. Because that is important to Wal-Mart shoppers I guess.
Poor MD - he really likes the REI Taj but the fly pretty much blows. There is no vestibule and from the reviews we have read it is a b*tch to get out. So no Taj.
I am leaning at this moment towards the Half Dome 2 Plus. Not much room - but the price is right and the parts I want are there.
MD just declared that we are going to have to go to an REI store to actually sit in these buggers before we buy. Should be fun with the runts. Maybe we can see if a certain Aunt and Uncle would be willing to watch them for an hour or two.
Okay - it is time to sleep on it.
If you have a backpacking tent you love - please share any thoughts in the comments. We have until the 18th to use a 20% discount on any tents at REI that aren't already discounted - so don't dawdle!
The last time we went - we had a hard time finding a spot at camp sites big enough for our tent. So we are in the process of researching tents.
Since MD bought me my fun little MacBook - researching has become much easier for the two of us information freaks. We are both sitting here at the dining room table - talking back and forth about different tents - watching the demo videos a few seconds apart - I love it. Now all we need is a white space on a wall and a projector to share.
To started our research of course on REI's website.
We love REI. 3-person tents, less than $300, 2-doors on either side, less mesh is better... all those fun things that make a tent special. We weren't having any luck! So we just switched tonight to looking at 2-person tents and even expanded our search to Target and Wal-Mart (didn't find anything worth noting at Target or Wal-mart).
There was one tent we looked at called the Hubba Hubba tent. It is listed as a 2 person tent but it was so narrow that I realized why it got its name.
Some of the other tents have cute reviews. 2-person tents are really made for couples or people that are okay with being close. One guy said that he really liked this particular tent but he had to send it back to REI because it really wasn't a 2-person tent unless you ate your mate before you retired for the evening. Funny stuff.
On Wal-Mart's website you can search for your tent by color. Because that is important to Wal-Mart shoppers I guess.
Poor MD - he really likes the REI Taj but the fly pretty much blows. There is no vestibule and from the reviews we have read it is a b*tch to get out. So no Taj.
I am leaning at this moment towards the Half Dome 2 Plus. Not much room - but the price is right and the parts I want are there.
MD just declared that we are going to have to go to an REI store to actually sit in these buggers before we buy. Should be fun with the runts. Maybe we can see if a certain Aunt and Uncle would be willing to watch them for an hour or two.
Okay - it is time to sleep on it.
If you have a backpacking tent you love - please share any thoughts in the comments. We have until the 18th to use a 20% discount on any tents at REI that aren't already discounted - so don't dawdle!
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Project 1 of 4 completed!!!
leaks and a smooth delivery of water. Thank you Honey!! I'm buying
dinner!!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Finally
Yes!
New Templates have arrived.
Fun stuff.
I will play more with this later.
Have a wonderful Friday.
New Templates have arrived.
Fun stuff.
I will play more with this later.
Have a wonderful Friday.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Ah Crap.
So how vague can I be and still keep you engaged in this conversation?
I have had this issue that has BUGGED me over the last two weeks.
It has really brought out my not-so-nice side. (Yes, I do have this side.)
I don't want to share details but writing about it helps me move on.
So you decide when you want to stop reading and come back tomorrow for cute stories about the kids. ;)
So this issue centers around me being judged. No one likes to be judged, right? Especially when the rules aren't clear.
So when this happened to me - I jumped to judging everyone else but one person in particular. Now this person hadn't done anything wrong - in fact - I like this person. But what it boils down to and I finally admitted to myself today is that I think I am better.
Seriously, I can't believe that I think this because I think I am a nice, considerate, thoughtful person but in this situation - I don't think so. Now that I have admitted this to myself - I wondered if I portrayed that behavior. I am sure I come off as self righteous to some people some of the time. But really what I hope is that I come off as kind of a crank - but a helpful crank at my worst times and as a helpful, goofy, sarcastic nerd at my best times. But not self righteous. Ugh.
So I think I still need to have a conversation, at the very least with myself, to really look at what I want to do with my life and stop comparing what I am doing to what others are doing. Mainly because I don't know what they are doing and comparing myself to them isn't going to help me become a better person or work harder - I need to compare myself to a known and that is me.
Well - we made it to the end together. I am feeling better about this already. Thanks for sticking in there and listening to me. I am sure most of the people reading this post know what I am talking about already because I have had lengthy conversations with you (Mom/Dad) about this. :) I so appreciate both of you.
Take care of yourselves and remember not to take yourself too seriously because really we are only on this earth for a short time. So hug someone you love and tell them that you love them today.
Oh yeah. Wear Green today! It's my birthday!!
I have had this issue that has BUGGED me over the last two weeks.
It has really brought out my not-so-nice side. (Yes, I do have this side.)
I don't want to share details but writing about it helps me move on.
So you decide when you want to stop reading and come back tomorrow for cute stories about the kids. ;)
So this issue centers around me being judged. No one likes to be judged, right? Especially when the rules aren't clear.
So when this happened to me - I jumped to judging everyone else but one person in particular. Now this person hadn't done anything wrong - in fact - I like this person. But what it boils down to and I finally admitted to myself today is that I think I am better.
Seriously, I can't believe that I think this because I think I am a nice, considerate, thoughtful person but in this situation - I don't think so. Now that I have admitted this to myself - I wondered if I portrayed that behavior. I am sure I come off as self righteous to some people some of the time. But really what I hope is that I come off as kind of a crank - but a helpful crank at my worst times and as a helpful, goofy, sarcastic nerd at my best times. But not self righteous. Ugh.
So I think I still need to have a conversation, at the very least with myself, to really look at what I want to do with my life and stop comparing what I am doing to what others are doing. Mainly because I don't know what they are doing and comparing myself to them isn't going to help me become a better person or work harder - I need to compare myself to a known and that is me.
Well - we made it to the end together. I am feeling better about this already. Thanks for sticking in there and listening to me. I am sure most of the people reading this post know what I am talking about already because I have had lengthy conversations with you (Mom/Dad) about this. :) I so appreciate both of you.
Take care of yourselves and remember not to take yourself too seriously because really we are only on this earth for a short time. So hug someone you love and tell them that you love them today.
Oh yeah. Wear Green today! It's my birthday!!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
The clumsy klutzy things we do
Oh poor B.
She had a rough time at Festival today.
Festival is a local grocery that is actually a pretty nice store. They bag your groceries and have a pretty good selection of food.
B decided for some reason to go over to a display of Dr Pepper. It was 12 packs stacked up in a pyramid formation. I had my back to her and heard this noise and couldn't figure out what it was and my next thought was 'oh crap - where are my kids?'. I don't know how it happened but 6 of the 12 packs ended up out of formation and one of them tore apart and cans were rolling around. I was pretty sure we were going to have to pay for it - but a friendly Festival fellow came over with smiles and didn't say a word as he picked it up. (Needless to say - she got a bit of a talking to and was pretty upset about it.)
So then we were walking not 10 feet away and 5 minutes later, B grabs a container of grape tomatoes and knocks another container off the display. Container opens and sprays little round tomatoes in a 5 foot radius and we are all standing there shocked. MD starts to pick them up and decides that we do need to buy this mistake and B gets a talking to again. D - who is in the back of the cart - starts saying that Sis needs to sit in the cart with him just by coincidence but she wasn't going to do that.
The problem was that she almost tried to pull something off of the shelf again and didn't knock anything off but I was surprised she didn't learn her lesson.
We did get through the rest of the store without incident. Although the kids and I went out early and MD said he forgot he was supposed to pay until the bagger reminded him. Whoopsie!
Otherwise we had a wonderful day. New microwave in the kitchen. First one we have ever purchased new so I am excited!
P.S. Happy Daylight Saving Time!!
She had a rough time at Festival today.
Festival is a local grocery that is actually a pretty nice store. They bag your groceries and have a pretty good selection of food.
B decided for some reason to go over to a display of Dr Pepper. It was 12 packs stacked up in a pyramid formation. I had my back to her and heard this noise and couldn't figure out what it was and my next thought was 'oh crap - where are my kids?'. I don't know how it happened but 6 of the 12 packs ended up out of formation and one of them tore apart and cans were rolling around. I was pretty sure we were going to have to pay for it - but a friendly Festival fellow came over with smiles and didn't say a word as he picked it up. (Needless to say - she got a bit of a talking to and was pretty upset about it.)
So then we were walking not 10 feet away and 5 minutes later, B grabs a container of grape tomatoes and knocks another container off the display. Container opens and sprays little round tomatoes in a 5 foot radius and we are all standing there shocked. MD starts to pick them up and decides that we do need to buy this mistake and B gets a talking to again. D - who is in the back of the cart - starts saying that Sis needs to sit in the cart with him just by coincidence but she wasn't going to do that.
The problem was that she almost tried to pull something off of the shelf again and didn't knock anything off but I was surprised she didn't learn her lesson.
We did get through the rest of the store without incident. Although the kids and I went out early and MD said he forgot he was supposed to pay until the bagger reminded him. Whoopsie!
Otherwise we had a wonderful day. New microwave in the kitchen. First one we have ever purchased new so I am excited!
P.S. Happy Daylight Saving Time!!
Friday, March 12, 2010
And we're back
MD is safely back at home and we immediately fit him into the night-time routine.
B is asleep and MD just informed me that we are headed that way as well.
I thought I would have more time to write but I am tired. So I will write more another time.
Night!
B is asleep and MD just informed me that we are headed that way as well.
I thought I would have more time to write but I am tired. So I will write more another time.
Night!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Blogging is so 2009
But I like to blog!
I like telling the world wide web and my nose is sore because I have rubbed a kleenex on it so much today.
Not much to add to that really.
I took some video of B and D singing at the top of their lungs.
But the computer I load the camera stuff onto was busy tonight so I will do that another time.
Crazy - crazy week.
Work review tomorrow.
Work on Saturday.
Ugh.
Happy Thursday - really?
I am so messed up on days.
I like telling the world wide web and my nose is sore because I have rubbed a kleenex on it so much today.
Not much to add to that really.
I took some video of B and D singing at the top of their lungs.
But the computer I load the camera stuff onto was busy tonight so I will do that another time.
Crazy - crazy week.
Work review tomorrow.
Work on Saturday.
Ugh.
Happy Thursday - really?
I am so messed up on days.
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