the balancing act continues: where is the warm weather so we can get back to nature..... AKA camping

   So after a long tough weekend in the Emergency Room in Trenton it was off to the dentist. It has been a while so anything is to be expected. After the blast cleaning and the ice pick to the bleeding gums....you will need a root canal at a special price of $1800.00. Wasn't it enough to hurt my teeth, now you want to hurt my pocket. Stay tuned for the follow up....
   Time is getting short till the wedding and everyone is getting so excited. Took the boys for haircuts over the weekend and they are getting ready for the tuxedo day. Coming home from getting the haircuts I told Darren and Colbey the key to keeping the hair as nice as it was right then was to wash it with a little shampoo, rinse all the soap out...apply a little conditioner and rinse it out, then towel dry and apply a little gel...Colbey says to me, "Mom, can you write that down for me." Gotta love the mind of a child. I reassured him that he would be able to remember without me writing it down. And he did great this morning.
   It seems I missed the beautiful day we had today but did get a little rest for the crazy ride I am about to go on. I will not be off until the 15th. Guess I will have to take this one day at a time. I did manage to get some much needed laundry done on Sunday...which is another story in and of itself. First we have been without a washer for almost 2 months courtesy of Lowe's and Electrolux. We purchased a washer from Lowe's and it has washed 2 loads since we got it. Flooded the basement and 2 trips to the laundromat later, we should have a new washer from Electrolux this week. They better come through on this one....
The weather is starting to try and get nice so planning the camping trips for the summer and the weekends. Hope to get to Ringing Rocks Campground during spring break and Blake's birthday. Come on sunshine we need you. Stay tuned for the camping adventures, last year was great....in fact hard to believe that last year at this time we had our first camping adventure at Old Millstream Campground in Lancaster, PA. Hope to make it back there soon. Check out the pictures of the campground.

Early morning on the first day of our 1st camping trip. This was the sight from our camping site looking over the farmlands of Lancaster.

Picture of the morning dew over the farms. Wow what a beautiful and crisp morning it was.

Another picture of the morning dew over The Old Mill Stream.

Nothing like a morning dip in the stream for the ducks, they seem to be enjoying the day already.

The tepee at the playground of Old Mill Stream Campground. We would recommend this place to all of our camping friends out there that are looking for a small family-friendly campground without breaking the budget. It is conveniently located behind Dutch Wonderland.