How sad

I saw this article today about Estelle Getty, better known as Sophia on the Golden Girls. I have always liked that show and "Sophia" was the main reason for that! How sad that she has passed away.

all hail the mighty camping trip

We love camping. I can't figure out why...it goes against my nature to have dirty hands and "seasoned" feet (our friend Jen called them that instead of disgustingly dirty). But we do love it. And we love to try out new places every now and then. This year we went to Lake Pearrygin. I really hope that is the correct spelling. It is just outside of Winthrop, Washington.
We had the best time despite my car sickness, the sweltering heat, and the fact that our tent was 9,000 degrees each morning.

As I am waiting for the computer to finish uploading pictures I see that one of my fellow campers has also posted about our trip so I will link to it here
so you can read her funny post about it! I am glad she liked her book that Mark found for her. It was a perfect purchase.

We can't wait to go back next year. If you go, watch out for deer on the Highway. We encountered 2 on our way home.

muppets anyone?

I read about this over on Pop Culture Junk mail and thought it was worth sharing here also! I love it when you can find something this silly on the internet. My favorite is the Jeff Foxworth one. See for yourself.

I don't know how big families do it!

I have four kids in my home right now, and I am exhausted! They have all been getting along so well, but still it has been a very long day. It is 9 and I have them laying down to watch a movie.

Hopefully by the time they get done, they will be good and tired. They should be! We went to Mark's company picnic today at Jennings Park in Marysville. We won a bike for Hayley which was perfect since we planned to go purchase the new bikes before our camping trip next weekend. Then we came home, the kids swam for almost 2 hours. When they got done they were hungry so I told them we would walk down to Dairy Queen and have dinner and ice cream treats. We must have walked over a mile, but the kids were happy.

Tommorow will be a day of relaxation, some scrapbooking, and then Monday will start another hectic summer week.

Local-ish band

Because I usually don't discover new music-ever-I want to say that I really like this Portland, Oregon band Blind Pilot. Yay for some good local music! Give them a listen.

Last Comic Standing second semi final : Marcus

Mark and I think this guy is so funny. He does great impressions! Especially his Christopher Walken!!!

kids "dig" the Sultan Shindig

Today was a suprise! I actually had fun at the Sultan Shindig. I usually don't have a good time at fairs. I think they are overpriced, it's always hot, the kids whine, etc, etc.

This time was different. The kids had fun on the rides and miss H. wanted to go in the dunk tank! Mark brought her bathing suit and she got dunked a few times.

Here are a few pictures.

Oh- and we finally tried an "old school bbq" pulled pork sandwich. It was delicious! They actually have converted an old school bus and are usually on Hwy 2 in the parking lot of the Reptile Zoo. If you are ever out that way, it is worth a stop to try some of their excellent food.