And That’s….the Truth

Well a decision has been made.  We have decided to venture out to our favorite camping site this weekend.  The campsites officially open tomorrow and we getting ready to go.  This morning I went to the motor vehicle branch and registered the trailer.  So we are good to go for another year.  On Friday I will head out to the grocery store to purchase all the groceries that we are going to need for the weekend so we will be good to go when my husband gets off work Saturday at noon.  I plan on having the trailer and car packed and ready to go so all he needs to do is take a shower and hop into the car.  The kids are already packed. lol  So hopefully the weather holds up and we will get to enjoy our first camping season of the year.  We going to give it our best try.

Here in Canada, we have another long weekend approaching. And…this is the long weekend that we start the camping season. Yeah!! But, it has really got to warm up quite a bit before I can ever think about taking out the luggage and start packing to go away. Although the days are starting to get pretty warm, the nights are still bitterly cold. We do have a heater in our camper so we wouldn’t be cold. But it wouldn’t be too much fun having to stay in the trailer because it’s too cold to sit outside. But hopefully it will warm up enough that we can get our first camping trip in. I’ll be sure to let you all know our final decision.

Today is Mother’s day.  And although I am happy that it’s mother’s day and I am having a really great day, I am also a little sad as well.  This is the fourth mother’s day that I have spent without my mother and this is the first mother’s day that we have spent without my husband’s mother.  So although I am happy that I can have my own kids around me on this special day, I am sad because I am missing two very important women in my life.  All the other holidays are hard as well, but mother’s day seems to be a little different.  Without having them with us on this day it tends to make me miss them just a little bit more.

But, enough with the sadness.  I would like to  wish you all a very happy mother’s day and hope you will treasure this and every day that you have with your moms.

I don’t know who is the bigger kid in my house. My husband or my seven year old son. Yesterday after supper my husband asked me son if he would like to go for a drive on the four wheeler. Oh, what a silly man! So they both got ready and off on the bike they went. Now, you have to understand that when they both left them as well as their bike were completely mud free when they left. But as you can see from the following picture, that was not the case when they arrived home.

It was actually quite funny as when they arrived back home they both stuck their heads in the house like little kids and stated “I got a little muddy”. Little muddy wasn’t the word for it. So it was in the bath for both of them as well as the washer running half the night. But by the grin on both of their faces, you could tell that they both had fun so I guess it was worth it.

Well now that we have officially started our house hunting, I have been in contact with several different mortgage lenders. As this is the first time that we have tried to acquire a mortgage, I am really unsure as to what the process is. I know that a person should really get a few quotes so that is why I have contacted several lenders. Whoever gives us the best deal with the least hassle will probably be the company that we end up going with. Although this process is highly confusing, it is also extremely exciting. But I can’t wait until it’s all said and done and we are finally moved into our own little home.

So another two weeks have passed again since I did my bi-monthly post to thank my top ten droppers from Entrecard for this time period. Entrecard has given me so much, that this is my own special little way of saying thanks. So if your on the list then a great big Thank You goes out to each and everyone of you for your continued drops. And if your not on the list, but would like to be, then all you need to do is drop!

1. Turnip of Power
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3. The Sewing Mom
4. What Lies Within The Mirror
5. Orangeinks
6. Lee Doyle
7. Pro Blog Reviews
8. Absolutely Mom’s
9. Technically Easy
10. Mommieshome.net

As my 40th birthday approaches rather quickly (May 9), it has gotten me to thinking about some of the challenges and problems we face as we get older. One problem that I have discovered over recent years is that my memory is pretty much shot. My long term memory seems to be what the problem is. I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting older or if there are some things in my past that I choose not to remember. It’s not a great big deal, but it would sure be nice if I could buy memory and be able to remember a lot more things that have happened in my past. But since this isn’t likely to happen I’ll just have to be happy with the memories that I do still have.

The kids are home from school today so I have decided that them and I will take a little trip down to our local garden center to purchase some garden decor. The inside of our home is almost completely renovated now so I need to start working on our outside space. I’m looking at purchasing some planters and I would also like to take a closer look at their outside fountains. So hopefully I’ll find some items I like and then our outside space will look at nice as the inside space does.

So I thought I would give you all an update on how I’m doing with my homemade jewelry creations. I have quite a few pieces made and I plan to start selling them at my father in law’s upcoming garage sales. I have tried to sell them via the Internet, but haven’t seen very many sales through this method. I think part of the problem is that when your selling off the Internet, the pictures just don’t do the pieces justice. And then of course you have to add shipping charges to all your prices, so the pieces become a little more expensive. So I will try to sell them in person to people and see how I make out with this course of action. I can’t do any worse then I’m doing right now. So hopefully I will do better.

I have been working from home on the Internet for a little over two years now.  I have to say that I am really enjoying being able to earn a little extra money while being home to raise my two youngest children.  But I have to say that lately I am starting to feel a little burnt out from spending so much time on the Internet.  Lately when I get up the last thing I want to do is turn on my computer, but the very first thing I do is turn on my computer.  I know that if I don’t sit at the computer and write posts, I won’t get paid and this stays on my mind as long as I am not on the computer.  I’m seriously starting to think about taking a small break from all my computer work.  Or I may even just try to spend less time per day on the computer.  Either way, I have to do something before I get totally burnt out.