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Hi there- Hope everyone likes the new layout for my blog... My online friend Amanda did this for me. She is an incredibly talented mom of 2 beautiful kids and truth be told - I am jealous that she works full time, has 2 kids and is still able to find time to do wonderful things like this. Thank you again Amanda!!!!!!

What a weekend!

Sorry for the lapse in posts but WOW what a weekend we had this weekend. WE started off with just having a normal weekend- went to the farmers market, got groceries, Jim did some yard work.... Last nite before bed - Jim says are you up for a little adventure. Sure I say. So off we go to Ricketts Glen - a state park here in PA that has a beautiful Lake and paddle boats, row boats and canoes for rent. Plus a beautiful beach and picnic tables. So we packed our cooler and set off. It reminded me much of my childhood days of going to Beltzville State park with all my cousins and aunts piled into my Gran's big car. I think the only thing missing was the kool-aid in the tupperware container....

The girls had a blast as you can see. Sarah really enjoyed this beach much better then Myrtle Beach- maybe becaue there really are no waves??

so we returned home- tired and sandy but having had a blast- Sarah didnt even make it to the exit of the park before she was asleep....

I came home and went to the grand opening of Target or as Jim likes to say- the Mother Ship was calling me home.... Yeah he's a real funny guy :) When I came home Sarah and Jim were playing outside. Katie joined them and I went into the house- a few minutes later Jim called me out. There was a stray cat hanging in our yard (you can see where this is going right?) This was not the first time we had seen here- so I went out to see what she was like. She was extremely friendly and came right to me. Poor thing- looks like something happened to her tail... Not sure what and then it looks like she was starving. Nothing but skin and bones.... Yup we now have a kitty. She is laying here at my feet sleeping as I write this. Katie fell in love with her and immediately named her Daisy.... A quick trip to K-mart for a litter box and food and we now have a kitty named Daisy... This is not the best pic of her but its all I could get till she warms up a bit more....

Summertime, Vacation and sickness

So I love summertime. I love all the yummy food that comes with Summertime! We went to the farmers market and I got lots of yummy veggies and blueberries and cherries..... I have been eating blueberries I think for a better part of 2 weeks now. Part of the farmers market brings me back to my own childhood. how you ask? Well this week I bought fresh green beans and peas. Katie helped me prepare both and was eating string beans raw from the bowl and giggling when we would shuck peas and they would go flying. It brought me back to my own childhood and helping my mom do both and snitching from the bowl.... I have to confess I snuck some raw peas when we were done shelling them....

I had to laugh - the farmers market has many yummy treats and bakery items... However I had the only child yelling GREEEN BEAN GREEEN BEAAAANNNNS I WANT GREEN BEANS.....

So this week I took vacation and kept the girls home with me so we could do fun stuff. Monday started off well- we went to the park and then played in our back yard with play doh. However this morning things took a turn for the worse when Sarah woke up with a fever and a barking cough. Off we went to the Dr's and yup she has croup... I jinxed myself I swear- I was thinking the other day how much healthier the kid have been and how I haven't had to go to the Dr for them.... YEAHHHHH what was I thinking.... So now we had to cancel all the plans we had for the week and hopefully we might be able to do something later in the week when she is feeling better.....

Oh and all the veggies are helping- I have lost 9.2 lbs total so far...

Take care and hope all is well in your world.