Sunday, February 27, 2011
Adventure #2 for 2011
So we loaded up and headed up for a long weekend in Three Rivers. We rented a cabin and it was about as close to the entrance of the park as you can get. It was a funky little thing. Not too well equipped cooking wise but clean and warm so what the heck. This is the front. Its actually two adjoining cabins. You can rent the small side or the larger side or both if you have a whole lotta people.
A view of the Kawea river from across the street.
We headed up the mountain Friday mid morning. Chain control was mandatory at mile 9 so we pulled over and chained up.It was just starting to snow.
More snow.
Higher elevation = even more snow
The convoy in. There is a secton you have to wait about 20 minutes to get through. Its a one lane area. They are reconstructing some of the road. Very interesting going through there in a snow storm!
Hey they lost us!
It really started to come down. We stopped at Wolverton but the road had not been plowed and you could barely see the parking area so we debated and decided it might be in our best interests to instead go up to the Lodge where there were actual people so we wouldn't be the subject of a Readers Digest survival story.
Took this out the window of the dining area. It was really coming down for a while
Ninja Ronan (why the fork is this so big?)
Logan's forlorn look.
Noodles rule!
Ok got my ice cream, I'm all better now
Is my tongue chocolate?
And we couldn't leave without some pictures with the bears
My turn
I love the look on Ronan's face.
Lets not forget this one
This was the accumulation of snow while we ate (about an hour) The car was totally clear when we parked. We decided we'd have a quick snow battle and then hightail it outta there.
Snow flakes keep falling on my head.....
The perfect snowball
I dropped my camera in the snow so these next few are a tad on the fuzzy side. I was afraid I'd killed it but its a tough lil sucker. The boys really enjoyed the snowball makers. The only drawback is with powdery snow they fall apart really easily and of course the boys don't know the meaning of "hold it softly". We had quite a battle. Everyone got pelted and there was no crying about 'I can't make one" or "my hands are too cold" (although it was fargen cold!)
HA, got one
Trying to catch snowflakes
snow through the sun roof
This is the downhill stop spot.
My camera battery croaked after this so I have no other photos. I have some on my phone but I don't know how to get them off of there.
Saturday we didn't head up the mountain as they said it was going to be a heck of a storm so we just stayed in. It actually snowed down in town. There was a nice covering of snow on the car and the lower slopes of the mountain.
Today it was perfect. No clouds, nice and sunny and neither one wanted to go up and play. I admit I was rather miffed. Good thing it doesn't really take that long to get there. We hit paso about 12:30. It was fun but we probably could have stayed home and just went up on 46 and played in the snow that fell here while we were gone. Yeesh.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Seven on Sunday
Boy this seems to be the only time I regularly post anymore.
1) The flu seems to have hit our house but luckily (or not) it has not been the puking kind but the "other" kind (which I won't mention because its gross and I'm not even sure I can spell it). So far its only taken down Judd and Ronan. Judd missed two days at work and still doesn't feel great but definitely improved. Ronan seems fine now. Friday night he was up several times, thankfully he woke up and didn't do the business in bed.
2) Harley seems to be getting better. I still need to take her back for her re-test but she has gained some weight back and just seems happier so fingers crossed the diet is working.
3) Swim seems to have turned a corner. There were a few weeks where I thought "what is the point" but we switched some things up and it seems to be working much better. Much improvement.
4) The sun is shining today. I don't think we've seen the sun in over a week. Its been raining and raining and raining and oh yea raining. I guess I can't really complain its not like back east where its blizzards and minus temperatures but its been SOGGY.
5) Tattle Telling - Making me I N S A N E. Make it stop
6) Must get a roofer out here come spring after all the rain is over. We have a drip that we just can't figure out where its coming from. Its in an oddball spot so WTH?
7) Almost time for our annual trek to the snow. Making lists and lists and more lists.
I think we may brave the mud and go outside today. I'm feeling pruney.
1) The flu seems to have hit our house but luckily (or not) it has not been the puking kind but the "other" kind (which I won't mention because its gross and I'm not even sure I can spell it). So far its only taken down Judd and Ronan. Judd missed two days at work and still doesn't feel great but definitely improved. Ronan seems fine now. Friday night he was up several times, thankfully he woke up and didn't do the business in bed.
2) Harley seems to be getting better. I still need to take her back for her re-test but she has gained some weight back and just seems happier so fingers crossed the diet is working.
3) Swim seems to have turned a corner. There were a few weeks where I thought "what is the point" but we switched some things up and it seems to be working much better. Much improvement.
4) The sun is shining today. I don't think we've seen the sun in over a week. Its been raining and raining and raining and oh yea raining. I guess I can't really complain its not like back east where its blizzards and minus temperatures but its been SOGGY.
5) Tattle Telling - Making me I N S A N E. Make it stop
6) Must get a roofer out here come spring after all the rain is over. We have a drip that we just can't figure out where its coming from. Its in an oddball spot so WTH?
7) Almost time for our annual trek to the snow. Making lists and lists and more lists.
I think we may brave the mud and go outside today. I'm feeling pruney.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Happy Birthday Grandpa
Happy Birthday Grandpa. Hope you had an awesome day.
Logan was pitching a major fit (you may hear him screaming in the background) so Ronan did solo duty.
Logan was pitching a major fit (you may hear him screaming in the background) so Ronan did solo duty.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Six on Saturday
What do you know another week has gone by and its time for another installment
1) Thursday was awesome! Got the results back from my blood work and everything was normal! Woot! No diabetes, no high cholestoral (how the heck do you spell that?) and no thyroid problems.
2) I got to work out at the new boxing gym! Its not completely done but enough to use the equipment anyway. It certainly is no frills. There isn't even a bathroom! WTH did I get myself into? Although I highly recommend it as a really fun way to exercise and its a great stress reliever. Whacking the crap out of the heavy bag is quite fun.
3) Friday I helped with Logan's Valentines day party. Boy talk about herding cats! How those teachers manage to keep that many kids on track for longer than 3 minutes is nothing short of astounding. We were helping them put all their cards in each kids bag and it was semi controlled chaos the entire time.
4) It was quite nice to meet some of the other mothers and sharehorror entertaining stories about our kidlets. Its nice to know I'm not the only one dealing with the same issues of picky eating, selective listening and out and out defiance.
5) Ronan has another cold and has generously shared it with me. Go away germs. Could we please have a few weeks where someone isn't hacking, snorting, sniffling and/or blowing/wiping snot all over the forkin place? Do 3 year olds not know what a tissue is? I know I've shown him a 100(ok maybe 15) times. Wipe your nose on a tissue not your arm/couch, my sleeve. GAH
6) Can anyone show me how to shut off the husband repelling feature on my dishwasher? I'd love to know. No additional forward momentum is needed to reach said dishwasher a simple left turn and slight bend at the waist and voila! But mine for some unknown reason emits some sort of repellant that keeps that final step from happening. Doesn't matter if its full or empty works all the time. Empty dishwasher = dishes in the sink, dishewasher full of clean dishes = dishes in the sink, full of dirty dishes = dishes in the sink.
Bonus item
Piss Ants! The little forkin things are slowly driving me insane. I'm trying not to pesticide them since they are coming in my kitchen but ARGH. I've scrubbed their trails, I've stuck cleaner in every crack I can see and they are still coming in. Not alot but there is always one or two marching around.
1) Thursday was awesome! Got the results back from my blood work and everything was normal! Woot! No diabetes, no high cholestoral (how the heck do you spell that?) and no thyroid problems.
2) I got to work out at the new boxing gym! Its not completely done but enough to use the equipment anyway. It certainly is no frills. There isn't even a bathroom! WTH did I get myself into? Although I highly recommend it as a really fun way to exercise and its a great stress reliever. Whacking the crap out of the heavy bag is quite fun.
3) Friday I helped with Logan's Valentines day party. Boy talk about herding cats! How those teachers manage to keep that many kids on track for longer than 3 minutes is nothing short of astounding. We were helping them put all their cards in each kids bag and it was semi controlled chaos the entire time.
4) It was quite nice to meet some of the other mothers and share
5) Ronan has another cold and has generously shared it with me. Go away germs. Could we please have a few weeks where someone isn't hacking, snorting, sniffling and/or blowing/wiping snot all over the forkin place? Do 3 year olds not know what a tissue is? I know I've shown him a 100(ok maybe 15) times. Wipe your nose on a tissue not your arm/couch, my sleeve. GAH
6) Can anyone show me how to shut off the husband repelling feature on my dishwasher? I'd love to know. No additional forward momentum is needed to reach said dishwasher a simple left turn and slight bend at the waist and voila! But mine for some unknown reason emits some sort of repellant that keeps that final step from happening. Doesn't matter if its full or empty works all the time. Empty dishwasher = dishes in the sink, dishewasher full of clean dishes = dishes in the sink, full of dirty dishes = dishes in the sink.
Bonus item
Piss Ants! The little forkin things are slowly driving me insane. I'm trying not to pesticide them since they are coming in my kitchen but ARGH. I've scrubbed their trails, I've stuck cleaner in every crack I can see and they are still coming in. Not alot but there is always one or two marching around.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Sunday Sights
We took a walk today to see what we could see....
We found some mud
a bench
a chair
a tree
and a really cool bench you could jump off and hit tree leaves
Look at that air!
Nice day to be out and about
Seven on Sunday
I'm regressing....
1) Had to have a chat with Logan's teacher. Seems he is pushgin the envelope at school. He'll be misbehaving and she will tell him to stop, he stops, as soon as she turns her back he is at it again.
2) Ronan is trying to slowly kill me via sleep deprivation. He got up at 5 yesterday. Really 5? Why? why why? But I guess it is progress he's not moaning for me in the middle of the night and needing me to sleep with him to get any sleep at all but 5? Really? Blah
3) New boxing gym is still not ready so I didn't get any exercise last week other than riding to pick up the boys from school. Humph.
4) Have to go and have my annual blood work done tomorrow. Hope its all ok. I'm always afraid the diabetes will come back. That would suck
5) Both boys had meltdowns at swim. Ronan just cried a little but Logan had a complete fit.
6) They both got haircuts yesterday too. Funny how a haircut can make them look far older than they are.
7) Logan had a HUGE meltdown in the afternoon. He was playing Indiana Jones with Dad and started whining about not being able to do something and the rule is whining = game over. And holy cow you'd have thought he'd been mortally wounded or something. So into his room to calm down and he was supposed to come up and tell me he was sorry for interrupting my nap and he came up and then said he was scared and started freaking out again so back to his room to calm down and he fell asleep. Don't know whats going on with that boy but his emotions are all over the map. I tried to talk to him about it but he either can't express it yet or he just doesnt know. Its so frustrating.
1) Had to have a chat with Logan's teacher. Seems he is pushgin the envelope at school. He'll be misbehaving and she will tell him to stop, he stops, as soon as she turns her back he is at it again.
2) Ronan is trying to slowly kill me via sleep deprivation. He got up at 5 yesterday. Really 5? Why? why why? But I guess it is progress he's not moaning for me in the middle of the night and needing me to sleep with him to get any sleep at all but 5? Really? Blah
3) New boxing gym is still not ready so I didn't get any exercise last week other than riding to pick up the boys from school. Humph.
4) Have to go and have my annual blood work done tomorrow. Hope its all ok. I'm always afraid the diabetes will come back. That would suck
5) Both boys had meltdowns at swim. Ronan just cried a little but Logan had a complete fit.
6) They both got haircuts yesterday too. Funny how a haircut can make them look far older than they are.
7) Logan had a HUGE meltdown in the afternoon. He was playing Indiana Jones with Dad and started whining about not being able to do something and the rule is whining = game over. And holy cow you'd have thought he'd been mortally wounded or something. So into his room to calm down and he was supposed to come up and tell me he was sorry for interrupting my nap and he came up and then said he was scared and started freaking out again so back to his room to calm down and he fell asleep. Don't know whats going on with that boy but his emotions are all over the map. I tried to talk to him about it but he either can't express it yet or he just doesnt know. Its so frustrating.
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