Breaking Ties Making New Ones

I don’t know about you but for the past year I have had several culprits following me around.  Invading my life, and I have to finally break the ties with “Trama” and “Drama”.  Not that “Drama” is always a bad thing to have around, because I like being in touch with her occasionally but lately, “Trama along with “Drama” has taken a toll on my emotions.  I am using these terms in the 3rd person because I feel like they have been a monkey on my back with all their other friends of whom I will list shortly.

“Spontaneous” has always accompanied me in my life and seems to just shout out and do things crazy and make me do things crazy too, and a couple of weeks ago, (after making the peach pie I NEVER had one bite of) we visited my hair dresser for a “little” trim and while sitting in the chair ole Spontie decided to shout out. After being asked several times by my friend and beautician she kept screaming inside me….so…

 

sorry these were camera phone pics the before and after.

Well it’s just hair right? and mine seems to grow very quickly, about 5 inches fell to the floor.  I  loved it….at first.  Now I am very upset with “Spontaneous”.  And now, my hair has decided to NOT GROW and my natural curls…yes I have LOTS of natural curls, un-taming natural curls that like to flip every where when ever they choose and I hate them.  Thank goodness for flat irons.

Huh-Honey loves it….I guess that is what counts.

So…during this time I had another visit from “Pitty Pot”, “Cry Baby” and “I don’t give a  ___”.  Now these are no friends of mine  but all at once they decided to pay me a visit.  Huh-Honey said they have been lingering around just waiting to pounce on me for a while now, but that I had been snapping back at them and lashing out at the weirdest times.  So off to the doctor who is giving me helpers to conquer my RA.  Huh-Honey insisted that she introduce me to “Happiness”.  I was teary as I said I already knew “Happiness” but maybe she was on vacation or something then proceeded to cry.  Crying at the doctor’s office is special.  Even if you think you are a big girl.

I have always been a believer that “Happiness” was always there when ever I wanted to see her, that she was at my beck and call at all times.  I have always considered myself a STRONG lady, VERY STRONG lady.  I don’t need anyone except my Huh-Honey, children and grandchildren to bring me “Happiness”.  I think I might have been a little harsh on her.  So…I have invited her to stay for a visit, let me lean on her a little and when she has done her job, she can go visit someone else that may need her more, although I will never forget her. (does this make any sense?)

Anyway….Labor Day weekend we decided to go on a camping trip which would take us to a place called “Potters Pond” which is a beautiful fishing hole in the Manti-LaSal mountains.  Important information in case you decide to go: Please bring your own drinking water. Please bring garbage bags, as the campground is pack-in, pack-out.  There is no electricity, water, or sewer hook-ups.  Services: “Primitive” campsites with fire rings, 3 vault toilets.  So we decided that if we are staying in a tent (which we did, on cots of course) we would do the whole thing, (we are prepared, we use to do this almost every weekend when the kids were younger) got the ole tent heater out, nice cozy bags, lantern, we were set.

Wednesday night campsite was beautiful, but not big enough for those who would be joining the next day.  The ride to this campsite, well that is another whole 3 page chapter.  It was hair raising since we took a WRONG TURN, and it was MY fault.  Thank goodness “Happiness” was with me or I would probably have had to walk. LOL oh by they way….NO PHONE SERVICE, so we didn’t get to camp where son Mike and family were waiting for our arrival about 3 hours earlier!

In the morning before getting the word officially that we could move camp, we had a yummy breakfast of “French Toasted” bread, and gooey syrup, bacon, juice, and happy children! (we didn’t eat the children of course)

There is nothing better than happy children, waiting for a surprise after eating, from their Oma!

 

Marshmallow Blasters!  Papa made EVERYONE a blaster!  And what a blast that was!  I don’t think that Owen and Kyler put theirs down for 2 days!  There were marshmallows everywhere in camp!  I am sure we made the forest animals very happy!

Lock and Load Owen, (actually you just drop one miniature mellow into the 1/2 in tube, then you have to BLOW with all your  might…

 

Sometimes at targets on trees….other times….well at each other…that is the funniest! And they don’t hurt…

 

This is how to make this FUN, FUN, toy.  We plan on making a lot and selling them around here at a garage sale a few times before Christmas.  You have to paint them camo and princess colors though!  I don’t think I got a picture of Huh-Honey’s finished product! Hmmm

The children enjoyed a game of Simon Say’s, Mike is such a fun daddy!

 

 

Koltyn loved playing peek-a-boo

 

 

 

 

Our sweet Ryan had a 24 hour flu bug and it totally wiped him out for a full day! Poor little guy!

but the next day he was just fine and joined in all the fun to be had.

This is pic of Ryan the day before he got sick.

 

 

 

When Huh-Honey and I were not hiking with the kids, we would hike by ourselves..

 

 

 

 

Then I would take a hike with the children…

 

 

and they would let me take pictures of them…

 

Isn’t this the cutest darn brother, sister you have ever seen!  I just say ok smile you two and Lauren wrapped her arm around Owen then Owen wrapped his arm around her….they really love each other! 

 

My sweet DIL is the best Dutch Oven cook I have ever known!  She is amazing!  Her pineapple upside down cake was so delicious, and chicken, and chocolate yummy cake and cornbread.  AHHHH, she is such a wonderful cook!

 

 

there was a 4-wheeler to ride…

 

 

 

plenty of time to chuck rocks into the river…

 

 

 

SPLASH!

 

 

 

 

 

Find dinosaur teeth..

 

 

Play catch with a glow in the dark Frisbee…with your best friends Dad and Papa..

Just lounge around after playing 2 hours of card games with Oma…

 

 

 

 

LAUGHING!

 

 

 

 

Gathering firewood with Papa…

 

 

 

 

Hanging out with your daddy and stick to him like glue…

 

 

pose together because I was the ultimate picture taker (Camille,  Best camp Hostess EVER Mikes wife) and  son Brad.

 

 

Get smoke in your eyes by the camp fire remembering to wear your cowgirl boots so as not to toast your toes…Take lots and lots of pictures so that you can post them all over the trailer….to remind you of how much fun you are having!

 

know that being NAKED (meaning without make-up) for 4 days is OK..and actually very liberating! but also embarrassing to show anyone !  but knowing REAL friends and family don’t care and never mention to you how different you really look.  Hmm maybe I don’t look any different….NAH….

sitting around a blazing fire at night with family and friends (of which  pics I could not download for some reason off of my little cool-pix so this one will have to do.  Just imagine family and friends in the background…

With all this excitement the last weekend, wonderful family and friends around me and relaxing (well sort of relaxing) in the great out-doors, I “broke ties” with Miss Pity Pot, Cry Baby, Miss Anxiety and made friends with “Happiness” once again…..AHHHHH life is good…… and I am in love with it!

Have a wonderful weekend my friends!

Hugs and Smiles across the miles….