on the road again..

I've been told that I'm getting slack with my blogging so here goes.....hehehe...

Another busy week here...Danaka (Andrea's daughter) celebrated her second birthday with a party last Sunday so we were able to enjoy that with her and the rest of the family. Tuesday, I packed up the boys and our gear and headed to Presqu'ile Provincial Park. A friend of mine, Lisa, that I met through OPG is camping there for a weeks holiday and invited us out for a night. We had a wonderful afternoon at the beach and then back to her site which was overlooking the lake and what a gorgeous view it was! The night was perfect with the campfire and a clear, starry sky and a bright moon that was just one night short of being a full moon. What a fantastic park and just close enough that we could go as a family for the day or I may even tempt an overnight camping trip....tent and all. Back in the day, I loved tent camping but now with two munchkins, I'm thinking it will be much more challenging. Hmmmm....maybe we should wait until next summer when Shane is running around and when Sydney can join us. I'm sure she will be thrilled to rough it - what 14 yr old wouldn't be? ;-)

We had a bit of a struggle getting out of the park.....we woke up to a raging thunderstorm which was bad enough. I certainly didn't need Nicholas to be in the mood that he was....GGGRRR....little tyrant he was. Once it stopped raining and Mommy being completely frustrated, he was sent to sit in the truck while I finished eating and getting us packed up.....not to mention that he also lost his dvd privileges for the drive home (sometimes I should just think that through a little more thoroughly before taking that privilege away....hehe). Anyhow, we are all strapped in, good-byes said and ready to hit the road again.....and just what you don't want to hear....an engine not turning over. Battery dead. Anyhow....it all worked out. Note to self though: have some booster cables stored in the truck. Even Lisa who had her hubby's truck with her and has his own mechanics shop....did not have cables! Neighbour to our rescue and we were good to go.....now we just had to make it to a gas station with my low level fuel message screaming at me and a dead cell phone! Nicholas and I finally found a station and we were giggling as we raced to make it to the "pits" before running out of fuel. We made it.

Last night was a night out....I invited Andrea out for a belated birthday dinner. Before marriage and children, Andrea and I used to spend many times sitting on patios talking and dreaming away. It was so nice to get her out and have some girly time again.

And now today, I'm waiting on hubby to get home and my old neighbour and friend, Cathy, to arrive so we can get busy stripping the deck. With Shanes 1st birthday party next weekend, we are trying to get the yard where we want it and the deck definitely needs a facelift. Can't wait to see how it turns out!

And apparently....there may be a poker game in the works for later this evening! Perfect.