Camping

I am not the girl that will raise her hand and volunteer to go camping.....EVER!  But my husband loves it, so does my son, and I decided that Scott does so much for me that I would give him this one thing and dive into the whole camping experience with our family of 5.  The closer that we got to the weekend adventure the more I actually became excited.  Just thinking about trying to relax at home and knowing that "relaxing" at home is not actually relaxing because there is just always something to do or something going on.  So I thought that this would be great for "unplugging" so to speak. 
Now I will also tell you that I cannot at all say that I "roughed" it really because we took my in-laws RV so I had conveniences but still its not home or a hotel with a pool boy bringing you drinks nor does it have room services or housekeeping.  Actually its alot like being at home just that your not.  You still have to do the campfire cooking and clean up after everyone. 
The first evening we got to the campground we set up our site and cooked out (obviously).  Scott fell asleep in the tent at 10:00 (he actually had to get up and go to work the next morning).  I took the kiddos into the RV and we popped in a movie and all snuggled up in our AC RV in the same bed.  They did not fall asleep until after 2 a.m.!!!!!!  Rolling on one another, fighting over covers, kicking at whoever just touched them with their toe!  Scott woke up to head to work and said "How'd ya sleep?  Man I slept great out in that tent!"  No kidding?!?!  So off to work he went, the kids actually slept utnil 9:00 and when they woke up I had to get them ready to head back home because we had some things to tend to.  ( I showered, changed my clothes, and picked up the house a bit is what that means!)  Before leaving the site though, Liv was flinging a glow stick in front of her face that had a hole in it, I can only imagine that it was because her sister probably bit through it at some point the night before, and it shoots straight into her eyes!  OMG!  Blood curdling screaming, she won't open her eyes so I'm trying to calm her down and rinse her eyes out when she takes off running from me with her eyes closed, trips over a bag and falls flat in the rocks!  EVEN MORE SCREAMING!!!  So I load her up in the car while she is still a mess and we head for home.  After a LONG car ride home she is fine after Chase offers up some gum he is refusing to give away. 
We get our stuff done at the house and go back up to the campground to head to the beach!  YEA!  This is what I have been looking forward to!  Scott was going to meet us there, the kids were excited to swim and I had some good magazines.  I was ready to get some sun!!!  Well, Chase heads right into the water (lake water of course), Livi is flipping out because there are SHARKS in there and Sidney is putting sand into her suit and trying to fling herself out into the water without any floaties!  And poor Scott was late and got to swim for 15 minutes.  Poor guy.  Anywho~ we head back to grill some burgers and while the boys are getting dinner ready the girls hop in the RV shower to rinse off.  Now these aren't big showers but they do serve a purpose.  Well, Liv trips in the shower and takes down the curtain and rod and is freaking out because "Is Papa and grama going to have  a talk with me about that!??!"  Because they are so scary!!  Then we finally get situated, eat some good food and play some games. 
Chase was in charge of keeping the fire going and he was putting hedgewood on the fire.  I would have no idea that there is a difference in wood but apparently hedgewood not only burns really hot but it shoots out sparks!  Like a small fireworks show!  He thinks it great so he keeps piling it on which was fine, I was tired and I was ready to sleep.  So Scott again fell asleep in the tent by himself and the kids and I again piled into the RV.  They were much more tired so getting them to sleep wasn't too hard with a good movie in.  I did make Liv a smore's in the microwave because the hedgewood was still splattering into the air and when Chase realized what I did he informed me that I AM NOT A CAMPER!  To which I replied......"We all knew that!"  But then after they fell asleep I laid in bed with them and played Angry Birds on my IPod!!!  I'm addicted like the rest of the world!  Then up this morning, breakfast and on the road!!  Again, you have to unload and wash everything!!!  Ugh!  By the way.... Scott wakes up at 6 a.m. because he again...slept great!  This is only in my mind because he slept alone and not with 3 kids piled on  him!  HAHA!
BUT~ I will admit that it wasn't bad and it was nice to spend uninterupted time with my husband and kids.  I will do it again, I can only assume I'll get better at it.  But I still look forward to sitting on the beach and being catered to.  Hey...I think I deserve that every now and again!
Here's to rough'n it!!!  And here's to coming home!!!!!  CHEERS! 
Mom, Momma, Mommy

Sounds of Summer

1)  I'm bored (Even though I haven't been home one day of the week until this 1 hour)
2)  Can I stay later?  Can I stay even later?  Can I stay even later please?  Can I stay the night?!?!
3)  Do I have to come home now?  1 more hour?  30 minutes?  20 minutes?  10?  UGH!!!!!
4)  AHHHH
5)  WHAAAA
6) Mommy, mommy, mommy, momma, mommy, momma, momma, mommy!!!!!!
7)  I don't want to go to sleep!  Its still light out!
8)  Waaaaaa, Chase won't let me have a turn with the hose!
9)  She slapped me, pulled my hair, took my toy!!!!!  waaaaaa!!!!
10)  What are we doing today?!?!  What do you mean nothing?  We never do anything?  (Right, we haven't been home one day the entire week, you are SO deprived)
11)  I shouldn't have to do chores, its summer vacation!
12)  Mom, Sidneys outside without clothes again!
13)  Mowing makes my allergies act up (after 5 minutes?  Really?)
14)  Can we go to the pool?  Can we go to the park?  Can we go buy something?  Anything?
15)  AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH  Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!
16)  Ugh, you don't have to yell!  (told to me after the 20th time of me asking nicely)
17)  He/she's looking at me momma!   waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
18)  He/she is barely touching me!  waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
19)    Sidney took her diaper off again!  She's naked AGAIN!!!
20)  Mom, you need to spank Chase, Liv, or Sidney (Depends on who's tattling on who is the supposed trouble maker!)
But then you catch them playing in the water or just sitting quietly watching a movie and any nice words or giggles makes it all worth it.  Until the next..........WAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

Ah, summer vacation!  How much longer?!?!?  ;-)

Here's to hoping everyone is enjoying their summers and especially to those of you who know EXACTLY what I'm talking about!!!!
Mom, Momma, Mommy

Who'd have thought that we are the way we are!!??!

This weekend marked the start of the league baseball tournament.  I have to say that my kid, and I know that he's mine, but.........he really had an excellent season.  He pitched really well, blasted the ball and had some awesome outfield plays!  So so proud am I and I cannot wait for next spring to do it all over again and watch him grow even more but we have to get through one week of nothing to do and then we begin the GRUELLING football season!!!  Which by the way I CANNOT wait for either!!!  The "Boys of Fall" song by Kenny Chesney really rings true to these boys.  What I did find out during this season is that I have become one of those parents that I swore that I would never be.  You all know the ones that I am talking about, we hoop, we holler and yes, oh yes, we get mad. Especially mad when the adults from the other teams are far worse than the kids and end up making our kids nervous wrecks.  I found out finally today, during what became the last few games of our tournament that I really am the parent that is better off taking a seat high up on the bleachers away from everyone else so that I can bitch to myself without anyone hearing and also so that I can keep myself from making my own child a nervous wreck.  Yes, I know that many of you who read this will be thinking to yourselves....."Sara, get mad?  Sara yell?  Sara freak out?  HAHAHA!!!  Oh little do you all know that secretely I am a very competitive person and I am far more competitive if its my kid out there that you all are trying to distract. Although I have also learned that I am probably far more distracting for my sweet boy than anyone else.  He is so awesome at most things he does that I have trouble remembering that he is 9!  I fully admit this!  Not trying to candy coat on my behalf at all.  He knows how I am because he is actually tons like me. ( We won't tell him I said that though!)  Gets upset when not doing his best and blames himself for mistakes that aren't even his.  This....is me to a tee!  BUT......what cracked me up the most is that he hopped in the car and on the way home after being out in the heat and playing back to back games for a total of 5 hours he says......."well mom......that sucked!"  But......there's always next year and by the way can we stop at DQ cuz grandpa gave me twenty bucks for doing so well this seaon!"  Talk about priorities!  Not to mention some good ol' fashioned spirit!  Then 5 minutes later, his sister, who I think is asleep in the back rips a HUGE fart....no reaction.....then I hear her start to giggle and the baby sister who I also think is asleep says."EW  GROSS....Livi tooted!  Then it happens again and they are back there just laughing these big belly laughs and Chase is practically falling over in his seat!  All is good in the world people, win or lose as long as you have an excellent point of view and a damn good sense of humor!  And.....according to my children and my awesome uncle.....there is nothing funnier and nothing that can make you forget your woes like like letting one rip!!!!
Good Lord!  Happy Weekend to Everyone!
Mom, Momma, Mommy