Back From the Jamboree!

 I'm going to try very hard not to let this turn into

a book ladies...I promise, LOL!!

BUT...we had the very best time!!

It was EXCELLENT!!

 

Even being stuck in a traffic jam for almost an hour and a

half waiting to get through the gates couldn't ruin

the experience!

 

We got there about 3 on Thursday and set up our

chairs wayyyyyyy back from the stage because there were

SOOOOOOO many people there this year!! It was

unbelievable just how many more than last year!!

Anyway we saw Beverly Mahood, Marty Stuart (he was

fantastic!) Tanya Tucker ( I think she's forgetting that

she isn't as young as she once was!)and

Johnny Reid-my favourite of the nite!!

He is from Scotland which I didn't know from watching

his videos and listening to his songs (Sixty to Zero, and

You Still Own Me) I could have listened to his accent

forever, lol, and he wrote and sang a song about

his dad that made me and my cousin tear up!

 

Next nite we saw Emerson Drive, Sugarland and the

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band plus other throughout the day.

It rained off and on and was actually pouring by the

time Sugarland came on...so we were all sitting there

in our big cheap plastic raincoats that we bought there, lol! We must have looked quite the tickets, LOL!!

 

Saturday came my biggie...George Canyon!!

He was the one I wanted to see most and I ended

up standing in line to get an autograph and couldn't

even see his show!! My son loves him though and I

had taken his CD with me and told him that if he was

signing I would get it autographed for him.

I had a great time chatting with the people in line though,

and the lady behind me let me pop out for a minute to

watch at least one of his songs!!

My two hour wait was more than worth it when

I got the autograph for my son and also got to

shake his hand!!

And lookie here....

 

I got a nice close-up too!!

Here he is signing my nephew's hat!

I got a pic of him signing for me but all you

can see is my back, lol!

My bil got video of most of the songs in his

concert so I can't wait to see that!

 

Later the nite we saw SheDaisy, Travis Tritt (he was

too cool!! singing all of his great stuff and also a new

one he wrote for his son...I can't wait till it comes on

radio!! He also did a wardrobe change and then came

back for an encore to do some old classics!! An

excellent performace!) and then at midnite

Aaron Pritchett (John Roland Wood and Lucky for Me)who was excellent!!

My sil came down with me and we stood right in

front of the stage and partied with all the other

groupies!!!LOL You could tell by looking at him

that he was tickled pink to see everyone singing along

to his songs. He did some old rock classics too,

he put on a great performance!

 

All in all it was just a great time, we partied till late

2 or 3 every nite! Met lots of great people...there just

aren't any others like country music fans!!

 

We got home late last nite and heard all of the kids

stories about their adventures while we were gone, lol.

Happy Hump Day

 Hello on the lovely Wednesday!!

 

We have been having spectacular weather here,

I just hope it holds out for the jamboree!!

 

I will probably be spending most of the day

packing for our trip, but I will be popping back in

with some siggies for our trivia winners for sure.

 

Mike already took our trailer up last weekend and

we are farther away then last year. We had spent

the past two years on the same spot but it was

already gone when they got there this year.

 

I'm a little worried about leaving the two oldest

here alone I know they are very responsible

and all but I'll still worry I know about all the things

that 'might' happen, lol!!

 

The two youngest are looking forward to going

to gramma and poppas tomorrow, though I'm thinking

that Hannah doesn't quite realize yet that we will

be leaving her there! I hope there aren't

too many tears!

Baby Pic at the Wedding

 Yep, that's me and my newest little nephew Ben.

He is Tricia's (gibby1977 here) littlest one, 7 weeks old.

 

We had a great time yesterday at the wedding.

The minister was barely audible but he had some

pretty interesting things to say, not the usual

ceremony for sure.

The bride (my step-sister) and the groom looked

very happy!! It was soooo nice to see them

looking so in love!

 

We didn't get home till almost 11 last nite

and I was straight to bed as I had to work this

morning. One more day tomorrow and then I am

off till next Tuesday.

 

Both boys were gone when we got home last

nite. Colin had gone to Hamilton for the weekend with

a friend who had a baseball tournament up there,

and Cody had a friend pick him up to go to another

overnite tent party. It was kind wierd to come home

and they were both gone

New Car gets E-Tested

 I think it's going to be a rainy day here today,

which is alright because we need the rain but...

we have a birthday party to attend this afternoon

at the beach, where I am helping out to BBQ and taxi

kids there. I do hope we don't get rained out

 

I have to get the trailer cleaned out too so Mike

can take it up Sunday morning to save our spot for the

Havelock Jamboree.

I can't believe the time is here already!!

Travis Tritt, Tanya Tucker and George Canyone

will be there to name a few.

 

Plus a trip to town to get an e-test done on the

new car and all the licensing and ownership switched over.

We have been driving with a 10 day trip permit, because

I couldn't get a test scheduled till then.

There are only two spots in town that do them, but

I'm sure we will pass with flying colors..

at least I hope so!!

 

Tomorrow my step-sister is getting married.

I've heard rain forecast for then too,

but I'm crossing my fingers for her.

Out to Dinner with Girls from Work

 We went to town this morning to pick up a few

groceries and I've done a load of laundry

but that's about all I've accomplished so far.

 

Tonite I am going out to dinner with some of

the girls from work. One of them is leaving after being

there for 15 years and I've know her since I started

there 13 years ago.

We are going out for chinese buffet and

I can't wait, lol, it's been awhile since I pigged out

on those goodies!!

 

My 14 y/o just took our old van out to the fields

to bomb around in, that's what we are using it

for these days, lol. The two little ones went with

him so it's very quiet in here right now.

Busy, busy Week

 This has been such a busy week for me!

 

We had a great time up north with my mom on Sun, Mon and Tuesday, and had a soccer game Tuesday nite when we got home. Back to work on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and we had soccer games all those nites too. Playoffs began on Friday nite and Cody's team lost They weren't too surprised though, as they played against the only undefeated team in the league. I got up at 4 to go to work on Saturday so I could make most of our soccer games that day. I missed the two in the morning but caught the other 4. We didn't get home till 8:30 last nite.

 

I am off this week for 4 days starting Tuesday!! I can't wait!!lol

My Birthday Present

 Isn't she absolutely adorable

and ohhhhh sooooo chic!!!!

A good old country gal if I've ever seen one!lol

 

I went to the post office to pick up a parcel

today and ta-da!!!! there she was inside a

wrapped shoebox!!

 

This came from a good friend I met on-line!

And as you can see she did make that long trek

from the Netherlands, all the way to my little

town in Ontario, in one piece!!!

 

What a wonderful surprise!!!!

Our New Car

 

Here's my new car

with the two littlest rugrats inside,

sitting on the little back seats.

These have become the favourite seats in

our vehicle now, lol, whereas before everyone was

always calling 'Shotgun!' LOL!

 

It's a Mercury Sable and seats 8 when the back

is folded up like that.

It's a big difference driving so close to the ground now, lol, after having a van for so long. Though it's nice to have a speedometer, since I had been driving with a broken one for over a year, with no speeding tickets!!LOL

 

Kinda funny having a 'nose' to look over too, because the van was pretty flat on the front and you couldn't see it, lol.

I luv it!

Long Weekend

 It's a long weekend here in Ontario, Canada!

Well, it would be if I wasn't working!!lol

I'm sure the campers are loving it here at the Sandbanks Provincial Park though, lots of sunshine, mid 20's and not alot of humidity. In fact the last few nights we have even thrown the comforter on the bed, it's been so cool!

I was scheduled to work a 7 day stretch, but managed to get Mon. & Tues. off so we can leave right after I get home from work tomorrow to go up north to stay with mom and Glor. If I had my druthers, I would have just stayed home...but the kids REALLY wanted to go, even though they are griping about only staying two nites when we have annually been staying 5 nites since they were born. We may miss most of the reunion but I'm not really keen on getting there too early so everyone sees the bomb I'm driving!

The van is on it's last legs, but our new station wagon (well, new to us anyway, lol) won't be ready till Tuesday. It's silver (my least favourite color) and very long, it's a big one. I had to get a trip permit for the van because it was supposed to go for an E-test on my birthday, but we weren't about to pay for that when the new car was coming.

We have been so busy hustling the kids back and forth to soccer games, and the beach...that I hardly get a moment to breath, but the tournament is next weekend, so that will be over soon. I plan on taking the kids camping that week on my days off. I can't wait and I haven't told them that yet, lol, cuz I'll never hear the end of it from Hannah. She is already counting the days to go north...she is always on a countdown of some kind, lol.

Drive In

 Well yesterday was busy, busy, busy!!

 

I worked and then picked up groceries on the way home.

 

Then after we bbq'd burgers, we were off to Cody and Colton's soccer game. We got home at about 9 and then I raced to pick up Colin who had dinner out with a friend who was celebrating a birthday, and took the three of them and my two little ones to the drive-in.

 

We saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Batman. I thought Charlie was a little strange, lol, but I love Johnny Depp so I'll watch him in anything! We got home about 1 am, and I was beat, since I had gotten up at 5 for work!

 

Anyway, I'm dropping in quick before I go watch Regis and Kelly

My Birthday

 I did get my breakfast in bed this morning. Toast and jam and coffee with cream and sugar (even though I take it black, lol!!!) The kids helped me scratch my scratch tickets and I didn't win anything there, but they had fun doing it

 

They loved giving me their little gifts they bought for me at the dollar store.

 

I had another coffee (this time black, just how I like it) on the patio swing, then did some laundry and we were off to the dentist, where we had to wait over an hour for Colton to get a cavity filled. At least in was nice and cool in there because it's sweltering here again outside

 

Have a little time this afternoon to play on the puter, then need to have an early supper as we have 3 soccer games tonite! so you know where I'll be spending my evening, lol!!!

Off to the BEach to beat the Heat!

 It's so freakin' hot here!!

 

So the kids and I packed a lunch this time and headed to the beach for the second day in a row! Wow, what a nice way to catch up on your reading! It was actually cool enough there that the kids had goosebumps, lol!!

 

Then back home to fix supper and run around and pick up Cody who had spent the day swimming in a friends pool, I just wish he would find friends closer to home, lol. Then we were off to Colton's soccer game, which they lost...but they all had fun despite melting in the heat. And he got to play goalie so he was happy!

 

Just going to jump into the shower here and then head out to the trailer to sleep with the little ones, yet again! 3 nites in a row now...boy they are sure taking full advantage of me being off work this week! That's alright though cuz they have promised me breakfast in bed for my birthday in the morning! Been so long I can't remember the last time I got breakfast for my birthday or mom's day, cuz I'm usually working!!

 

I hope everyone is keeping cool in this heat..those of you who are getting it anyway.

Hot!

 Hi everyone!

 

Dropping in quick after work here, before I have to hang my clothes on the line, go and make supper and then off to the early soccer game.

 

Two of the kids were at the beach with their friends when I got home and Cody and Hannah were vegging out in front of the tv. It's hot here again but supposed to be better the rest of the week. Still no rain though and the farmers fields are turning to dust! I can hear them out there cutting our hay fields right now...mmm..I love that sweet smell!

Colin wins the Music Award

 It was way too hot in that school gym....wow!

 

We were very happy when they announced Colin's name for the music award!!!!Woohoo!! He got a 97 grade in that class and worked very hard to achieve it, so I'm so glad he was rewarded for his efforts. When he went to school yesterday, the music teacher gave him a mug with a tuba on it, lol, cuz she was sure he was going to win

 

After the ceremony we met his girlfriend, and had treats (strawberries and ice cream too) and then left the kids to their dance. Colin walked his girlfriend home afterward and then I picked him and a few of his friends up and took them all home.

 

I have to say that it is very strange the first time you see you son holding hands with another woman!!lol

Grad Nite

 Our second son is graduating from Grade 8 tonite, and we are gonna swelter in that auditorium!! Yikes!

 

The poor boys in their suits are gonna melt.

 

After the ceremony, where Colin is hoping to win the music award (he plays tuba in the band), we are treated to goodies in the courtyard by the grade 7 parents. Then the kids will have a dance till 10:30.

 

Colin is two years ahead of Cody in that he has a girlfriend already who will be accompanying him. She is in grade 7 at the same school and will be coming to the ceremony as well as the dance. He asked me last nite to pick up a corsage for her so I stopped on the way home from work and they did up a beautiful one with yellow daisies with a little glitter on them, and some white beads.

 

This will be two down and then two more to go, lol!!

TGIF

 And I have the weekend off!!

 

We're gonna party!! again!!!lol

Mom and my sister will be coming tomorrow,

along with my mil too I think.

That means today I get to clean up the houselol

 

I'm off to a good start,

banana bread just came out of the oven

and the washer just finished spinning,

so I guess that means it's time to hang them on the line

 

Colin comes home from his 3 day trip today,

and I'm looking forward to hearing about all

of his adventures. Tomorrow morning him and

Colton are going to a church picnic for lunch.

He's a busy boy, that lad!!lol

 

I am waiting for a call from Cody,

who went to an overnite tent party last nite.

I'm not too sure I'll make it through these teen

years!! First the girlfriend and now the parties....

and he's just the first one, lol.