Ventured out of the old homestead around 2 and encountered closed gates in two places on the gravel road. That's where a 10-year-old son comes in handy: he hopped out and hitched a ride on the gate as he opened it for us to pass through. The reason the gates were closed was because it was apparently mating season a while back. There are calves EVERYWHERE.
A brown cow hung with 7 black calves. Do you think they cross-nurse?
Gorgeous snowy mountain with a bazillion cowels on the grass (that's what Sam calls them).
We hit the McDonald's Playland for the 2nd day in a row. Yes, we got Happy Meals ... a splurge! Notice the seats! The McDonald's off I-80 in Evanston, Wyoming is the best! There are TVs in the bathrooms! Why they show CNBC in the women's bathroom is beyond me. Shouldn't they be showing SoapNet or something? I know, I'm sexist. Anyway, it's clean and everyone is nice and it's a huge play area and they have WiFi of course.
Later, some ice cream. Mommy is a pushover!
Stayed there 2 hours then hit the grocery store, which takes forever since I don't know where anything is and I'm herding cats the whole time. Then, OH MAN, see the picture below because after we drove around for a bit we hit major rush-hour traffic. Can you believe this?! Bumper to bumper.
The kids immediately got into our grocery store booty of froot rollups. Why must the sit on the table to eat? Oh, right, because I allow it!
We call this kid Sammy the Olive. He loves to put massive olives on his fingers and partake.
The night ended with me writing and Daddy (who got home by 9 p.m.!!!) reading to Sam.
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Here's what we woke up to this morning. Did I ever feel like a wiener for being upset with Aron last night for not bringing home milk. He woke up at 6 a.m. like always, drove 20 minutes to the store, 20 minutes back and then 40 minutes to work. That, folks, is what a Good Husband looks like. Burn it into your memory.
Because he bought sunscreen, we got to go to the River Beach. Otherwise, we would have had to have stayed mostly inside or in the woods (I know, poor us!).
When I drink my water, I imagine I am pouring margaritas from this pitcher into my Squart. No drinking here, folks, because I have to be on top of my Mommy game. I only drink around those I trust, and I don't trust my kids enough ... haha!
I present to you ... Princess Samuel.
Michael and Callie are snuggle buddies!
Here was my Facebook status at night, with a bunch of stuff added for clarity and a few cussin' words taken out.
So the Boss misunderstood and thought we were staying here INDEFINITELY with Aron (apparently with the money I will pull out of my butt; do normal people max out their own credit card to pay cash on a place to stay or empty their savings account to do so?). He thinks Aron is staying while me and 5 kids return home in a rickety van (still not fixed because the dealership wanted to fix a $1,200 thing that Aron can do himself cheaper and they never did find the real problem). THEN Boss wants Aron to miss my family's annual vacation, which has been planned and paid for for months. My suggestion: shackle his cute buns to the desk here in Wyoming for the months more it will take to finish this job. Will everybody be happy then? Because in his 15 years working here he has NEVER had a situation like this. Maybe he's just been spoiled. Don't worry, I won't gripe about this forever, and if we experience a job loss, I am not above getting a job at Hooter's.
Aron got home at a great time last night, with Domino's pizza, which was a huge treat. After Sam woke up from a late nap, we all piled into the minivan that hasn't been fixed but will be when Aron can get a real day off at home to do so. We picked up his rental at the Chevy dealership (where they tried to sell us a $1,200 part plus labor when Aron can do it at home for tons less; so everyone please pray that the van makes it home!). Then we trucked it over to (about 20 feet away) the McDonald's, which DOES have a playland, people. We were told it does not and we never even looked when we went through the drive-through. Which brings me to:
SIDENOTE:
Don't listen to people, or at least take everything with a little disbelief. Like we were TOLD there was no Playland there, so we just didn't even look. So if you are TOLD that someone is crazy, for instance, find out for yourself. This goes for things that I tell you, as well, of course. We all have our own perception.
Moving on ...
I got to drive the Buick back home with Callie and Michael in the back. I made a HUGE and MAJOR and GROUNDBREAKING discovery: Aron has XM satellite radio in the rental and he didn't even know it. This is BIG, folks, because I was brought up on music and love it and it's the equivalent of a little Prozac to me. I got to listen to CURRENT music which I have not heard for over 2 weeks (again, poor me). Did you know there's a group called Imagine Dragon ... hmm? I've decided the soundtrack of my days is "Last Night" by the Mar-Keys or "Green Onions" by Booker T and the MGs. If you get the blog in email form, you might not be able to see this and will have to come to the blog to click on it. Enjoy!
Quote of the day from me:
"Good thing I know where EVERYTHING is or how to find it because I have three sons, and they can't find crap with both hands." I used to love that show My Three Sons, by the way.
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Lettuce start now with my favorite new video. I'm sure you will find it very apeeling:
We messed around all morning. Have I mentioned how fast time goes here when we're just CHILLING OUT? It kinda rocks. We went to the beach to try to get crispier. The van is back in the ole shoppe again today. The CHEVY dealership has to take it to the DODGE dealership (it's a Chrysler van, by the way) to have them read the computer cuz they can't.
This is the only picture I took today, at the beach.
Then around 7:30 I get the call from Aron that his ride home has taken him out for a beer so he can't grab us milk on the way home. AND another bombshell that I posted on Facebook: The Kerrie Show: Home of the Job Gripe. Gripe #5,629 ... this just in .... Aron may not be able to go on the vacation with my extended family that we've had planned for 6 months. Mama Bear/Wife is coming out again ...
This is starting to get me worried about him being able to go to Scout Camp with Joel, which is already paid in full also. I can pretty much bet he will be going to Scout Camp no matter what. I'll keep you posted on that one. If I start asking you all if we can mow your lawn or babysit your kids, you'll know what happened.
THEN, seconds after that, Sam knocked a coffee mug off a table and it broke on the wood floor, sending warmish chocolate all over the flipping place. Seriously, I don't even get mad anymore because the Universe is so damn funny lately. I just roll with the punches. If Aron can't go on the family vacation, I'm going anyway with the kids. His company can pay for it and I can pay my 23-year-old cousin to help me with the kids :-) He's a fresh college grad, loves kids and could use the funds. We'll see.
You always gotta have a plan, people. And then watch it blow up! And then think on your feet and plan again.
WAIT! Here's a lost footage photo taken when Eva got ahold of the camera!
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Aron has the day off! He woke up early to go fishing at the pond. Around 8:30 he came back and Sam just happened to be awake, so he woke up the boys and took the three of them fishing! My dad will be happy for this post! So here's from Aron:
"The fish were biting on brown woolly boogers. I looked up and a 5-foot moose walked right by me within about 50 feet."
Sam caught the biggest fish in the morning!
Michael and Joel also caught fishies!
Joel flapped some flipjacks.
Daddy made it pretty far into the snowy river water.
I gave FOUR haircuts tonight, saving my family about $60 or so on the guys alone.
Later I took the Buick Regal, Sam and the trash to the dumpster. After dumping the trash I decided I enjoyed the 4 1970s and 1980s music stations I could get and Sam didn't want to get out of the sweet ride anyway. [Sweet ride = any car that is newer than mine and has a decent sound system so I can rock out.]
I ended up being gone for like AN HOUR ... only on the country gravel roads, picking up miscellaneous underage hitchhikers along the way until I ended up with 3 boys in the open trunk and 2 girls in the backseat. Got to see some of the ranch I had not seen before ... so gorgeous here! We even had a showdown with some bulls. I took a picture of some bull poop for use in later blog posts. It will come in handy.
Got back to life the way it should be: my man makin' my dinner.
After dinner we went to the pond, around the time of the solar eclipse. I thought about pretending to go blind so I could get Monday off as a mom, but chickened out.
The sitcom continues ... Joel got a bee sting, his first. Like a good Catholic mom, I crossed myself and prayed he was not allergic.
Then it was biz as usual on the dock.
Me and Sam did some tandem kayaking.
Two kayaks and a rowboat with Callie taking pictures.
Aron and Joel caught 3 more fish. I smell a meal coming on!
And the quote of the day (sorry, some days I've been slacking):
Sorry for the cuss word, folks, but this is kinda funny. I get this from my mom, by the way, so I am not to be held responsible ... haha!
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