We Went to the Fair Today

 I have to work all weekend, right through Tuesday...so today on my day off I took the kids to the fair in Belleville. It was a perfect day for a fair....sunny yet only 23 degrees out 

Cost $22 for a bracelet to ride all day for the kids, and $5 for me to get in. Plus they had wrestlers there which I thought my son would get a kick out of since he watches on tv (much to my chagrin, lol) and boy did they entertain...quite funny actually, lol!

We got there this morning at 11:33 a.m after dropping Colin off at work and didn't leave till 10:33 p.m.....that's the exact time we got back in the van to go home, lol....WOW...11 hours of standing there watching and waiting for the kids to go on rides, and boy did they get their money's worth!!

Still my legs and feet are killing me...the only time I sat was for one minute for a washroom break, and the hour and a half that we sat and watched wrestling!! I am pooped to say the least!!

Goodnite everyone, and I hope everyone has a wonderful last weekend of summer...it's back to school soon!

Finally...Havelock Pics

 

Got home late Sunday and found out we were having problems with

our internet!! Very slow and then today it was just gone...

back this evening though so here's a few pics

(There's more on my Facebook page)

 

You can't really see the effect in this pic, but our campsite

is just steps away from the road that brings all the campers out

in the 'Back 40' up to the stages. These are the real partiers, lol!!

Literally hundreds, probably thousands of people stream up this road

with their coolers and various accessories ready for a nite of

country music under the stars

And of course it wouldn't be Havelock without our truck breaking

down somehow, someway, lol!! Last year we overheated pulling

the trailer up the hills in the area and this year Mike and his brother

Bill spent most of their mornings working on putting the power

steering something or other back together, lol!

Here's the only shot of me....and I'm sleeping, lol!!

Mike took this pic and I didn't know till I got home and took

them off the camera. It's a long day in the sunshine and you get up

early after partying the nite before to set out your lawnchairs so you

can get a good seat.....I had to have a nap, lol!

Of course this doesn't show that he had just had one there too

I was dissappointed with some of the shows like LeeAnn Rhimes and

LeeAnn Womack...because they really didn't 'entertain' they kinda just

got up there and sang. But the acts I wanted to see like Terri Clark,

Jodee Messina, George Canyon, Doc Walker and Jason Blaine

were awesome!!! Great entertainers and they really got the crowd

involved. We only had a bit of rain....that was while George was on

stage, but we pulled our raincoats over us and it didn't last long.

A Long, Long Soccer Weekend

 Well that's another soccer season done with,

and three of our four teams made it to the finals today

We started yesterday morning at 8 a.m and after 8 games

yesterday and 5 more today our last

game was today at 5:30....well, it was supposed to be

until a young guy in the game before ours had a collision

in front of the net which is quite normal, except for the fact

that when he got up he kinda staggered around a bit

like he was drunk and then just crashed to the ground.

I think he passed out but they were worried about a

concussion because he fell so hard, so he lay there flat

on his back till an ambulance came and put him in a neck

brace and took him away on the stretcher.

That plus the fact that it started to rain before the ambulance

left so they finished the rest of their game and then when it

started to pour they held off on our game hoping it would slow

down so we could play. It did and we played the game,

all of us soaked and shivering after being in the 28 degree

sunshine all the rest of the weekend, lol!!

Only problem left was wondering who I was supposed

to be cheering for because both Cody and Colin were

playing in this final and of course they are on opposite teams, lol!

Here they are at the end of the game, which went into

overtime, just as a playoff game should

Cody's team ended up winning 2-1 in sudden death overtime

but that was better at least than having to go into a

shootout! They are waiting to get their medallions

Cody is sitting in the white and Colin is green #3 on the right

Hannah was also in the playoffs today and though

her team made it to the final they lost 1-0.

By this time of the day the kids were getting loopy, lol,

running into each other and falling down alot

so as you can see below, any chance to rest was taken lol

This is Hannah in the net and her friend Hannah being

her defence, lol

Colton's team didn't make it into the playoffs for today

but yesterday in his last game he got two goals

so was very proud of himself for giving it a valiant effort.

He played goal for the whole first half so that was

quite a feat

Here he is, the second yellow player from the left

just after taking a shot on net.

I am on a hill taking the pic and watching Colin's game

while Mike was down watching Colton's, lol.

It's real nice that all the fields are right together,

definitely when you have 4 kids playing

We had a great weekend, the weather held out till

late today and we had alot of fun watching the kids

and all their friends play and have a great time!

Pic of the New Van

 Here's a pic of Colton and our Australian Shepherd, Hope.

 

It's kinda different to be up and able to see more things again, lol...then sitting on the ground like you do in a car

 

It has a great stereo system so Cody says that almost makes up for the uncool van factor, lol.

 

My mom and dad have been divorced since I was only 7 or so, and he's been remarried for over 25 years.

There were times that I didn't get to see him a whole lot

but I've always had a close relationship with his new family. We are seeing each other more now and it's great

Back with Vacation Pics

 We had a gorgeous vacation

absolutely wonderful weather

and the kids spent alot of time at

the beach

 

I was bored senseless and spent alot of time

sleeping...I've never before gone to bed around

9 or 10 p.m and slept till 8 or 9 a.m

for 4 days in a row, lol!!!

My mom and sister smoke and I think that

was getting to me too...but I just couldn't

stand sitting around anymore

Meanwhile at home, I'm wishing for a chance

to stop and smell the roses for a moment, lol!

Of course we must have the morning toast ritual shot, lol

This is the favourite activity there for all

the kids...Colton was a little upset when

we decided that we were going to leave early

Sunday morning instead of 8 pm Saturday nite

after Cody got off work...only because he was

afraid he would miss toast, lol!!

We made it there by nine and I cooked toast

for everyone on the iron lid from cookstove

heated up ontop the propane stove burner

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Top, my three boys at the beach on Monday...

you can tell by the tall shadows that it was

getting late in the day...we waiting to go

around supper time because then most of the

vacationers had started heading home...

the beach was practically empty

 

Below that Hannah and her youngest cousin

Ian are enjoying the water....they didn't come

out for two whole hours...the little hands

were soooo wrinkled that even the palms were too!lol

Officially on Holidays

 Woohoo....I'm officially on holidays and though I should be doing many things to get ready for our trip north today....I sat on the patio having muffins and coffee with a friend for two hours, lol!!

 

I did do the grocery shopping early this morning and I already have most of the food and my clothes are packed, so I'm not doing too bad There's no electricity there so my fridge and freezer are packed to busting open the doors trying to get everything frozen and nice and cold for the coolers.

 

Cody has to work today and he's not done till 8 tonite. We had originally planned on leaving then, but decided not to, because it will be dark and we will have to be making beds and such in the dark with our flashlights and coal oil lamps....so we will be leaving bright and early first thing in the morning by 7 a.m.....once I drag the boys butts out of bed, lol!!

 

Will be back late Wednesday or Thursday morning