Lazy Saturday, or Busy Saturday?

Can't decide what to do today (just saying this is a luxury). Andrew is at camp until August 1st and Jessica is heading into SF with a friend (then overnight at her house). I suppose I could mop the kitchen floor, considering I just spilled coffee on it, OR, I could use my handy-dandy new designed-for-pet-hair vacuum, OR, I can finish the blanket I've been working on and put my sewing supplies away, OR, I can finish The Fellowship of the Ring (2/3 done). Choices! Most likely, at some point, I'll find motivation to do all these (hopefully) and end up outside by the pool. Life is tough, but someone has to do it!

On another note, we went to the State Fair last night. I feel like we wasted our $36 entrance fee by spending only 3 hours there. The only exhibits I really like are the textiles and animals. The fair is much smaller this year because of the early start date. Next year I might just go to the County Fair and skip the State Fair.

Has anyone eaten at Togo's? I'm going to attempt to recreate the dressing they use on their Asian Chicken Salad. I'll let you know how that works out.

Off The Wagon...

Mom and Marie will know what I mean when I say "I went off the wagon". It does not have to do with drugs, alcohol, or any addictive substance. In an attempt to cut some of the stress and negativity from my life I cut toxic reading material from my computer's favorite list. Problem is, it's still attached to my BLOG and is in my history page...so I clicked on it and was sucked back in (it is NOT what you might be thinking). It was only a momentary lapse, just long enough for me to feel bad about my 'indiscretion'. I guess I'll just have to soldier on.

Camping was....camping. Not my favorite activity, but we did get to hang out with good friends in a very beautiful setting. There is still gear to put away, but I'll leave that for Joe (which really means I'll have to nag him to get to it), but eventually everything will be in its proper place.

I forgot to mention my new vacuum. Specially designed for the home with pet hair. So powerful, love it!

Dropping Andrew off!

Andrew has been dropped at camp for two weeks, close to the beautiful little town of Guernieville, Ca. Situated along the banks of the Russian River, this quaint town is the backdrop for recreational sports such as fishing and kayaking. The Russian River, at this spot, is not a fast moving, or very deep river, which makes it perfect for families with little ones.

Forgive me while I play with BLOG backgrounds, fonts, and text colors. This is fun!

Having fun with the blog.....

The new design format speaks to the creativity within me! Just dinking around with the elements of my BLOG. Expect to see changes often, as I have fun with changing it up a bit!

Camping this weekend....

As much as I hate the words leaving my mouth, they must be said....we are going camping this weekend. The good news is its only for one night. The original plan was to be gone two nights, but I messed up in planning around Andrew's Boy Scout camp schedule, so one night it is. A VERY large group of us are heading up to Scott's Flat. It should be fun, exhausting, and hot. Our next camping plans are in August, when Andrew's troop does family camp. This year the camping trip is to Bodega Bay.

Andrew and I are getting a few last minute items today, for his two week CIT program and our camping trip. Joe and I are taking him, and another scout, up to the camp near Santa Rosa early Sunday morning, then we'll do some wine tasting on the way back. The other scout parent brings them home in two weeks. If all goes well, this *informal* two week job interview will land him a job for 7 weeks next summer.

Jessica continues to be a bump on a log. Absolutely no jobs available around here, and her leadership camp was canceled.

Next Wednesday night is the Boy Scout Court of Honor. Organization falls to me, but I delegate well.