Zeria and Rainee spent much of Wednesday making a maze in our very large sticker patch.  And then all day Thursday charging there siblings to use it.  Little entrepeneur's they are.  LOL    I also consider it school due to the math involved in adding up how much so and so needed to pay for two trips through the maze etc. 

The three girls have spent the last 6 months making crafts to sale.  So next weekend we will be allowing them to have a table at the great strait sale and attempt to sale some of them.  They aren't expecting to make a lot (they charge 25 cents for a lot of there crafts)  but they've worked so hard its worth it to me to let them attempt to sale them.  Once again play---that becomes school.

I was talking to my sister about how educational dice were.  Dice is math.  And there are sooooooooo many many games you can play with them.  And all kinds of different kind of dice too.  My kids love dice games.  And never ever associate it with how much I hated math as a kid.  HATED it.

And now I love it to the point that I'm seriously contemplating teaching myself algebra just cause its fun. 

I have picked out 8 songs for Zeria to use for a show twirl.  Now the coach can decide which one she likes best.  Though Zeria has a clear favorite.

#1   Impossible (from Cinderella 1997 version)  song by Brandy and Whitney Houston
#2   I will Survive (ya know from the Subway commercial)  hey don't knock its catchy music.
#3  I enjoy being a girl.  (Richard and Hammerstein musical)
#4  The Phantom of the Opera
#5  Money, Money, Money (from Mama Mia)
#6 Real Gone (from Cars)
#7 Ever AFter (Carrie Underwood)
#8 I Can't Sayo No (Oklahoma)

The order is Zeria's favorite to least favorite.   We shall see what Judy says.  You have no idea how many truely awful songs I listened to find these.  *snicker*

It was a merryground day today.

It started with a neighbor calling at 7 am (waking us all up) to inform us he was delivering hay at 8.  The hay is a VERY good buy.  Oregon alfalfa.  But that just got our day off to a BANG!  ROFL

I've spent the last week a day behind.  And today was no acception.

I had it firmly planted in my mind that I had 3 doctors appointments way too close together for comfort TOMORROW.

They were today.

The good news is I figured it out before I missed them.

The bad news is I never schedule things on Tuesday cause I have baton to coach. 

The worse news was there were FOUR sets of construction crews on 112.  One of which had a 10 minute wait.  It was a super duper long drive.  But I still made it back to baton only 5 minutes late.  I'd already called a mom and warned her I might be.

So the doctors appointments.  I should be getting a call from the surgeon who did the ERCP to schedule the removal of the stent.  Dr F says I'm ready to have it out.  So then I can truely start healing.

KK's weight/height is doing just fine.  A major worry with her non-functioning thyroid.  We will do her blood work tomorrow or Friday.  (the peds office doesn't do blood work  and we have someone here in Clallam Bay at the medical clinic that can actually do her on only two sticks).

Rainee was finally old enough to do a lung function study test.  I assumed she'd do fairly well.  But am always aware of the Rainee curve-ball.  She threw us one.  She did quite well using the lung function device.  But she didn't test well.  Dr. W was VERY unhappy with the numbers she came up with.  Tracie I'd love to get a message from you as to what yours are so as to give me some comparisons.

So Rainee is adding another med to her regimin, and we will go back in a month.  If there isn't significant improvement we're back to Seattle to pulmonology. 

Such is life.   I admit to worrying about her tonight.  Its my job.  But I know she's so much healthier now then she was even 2 years ago...that I have to remind myself to trust.

We are also adding another tummy med to see if that helps.

I'm actually wondering if her tummy complaints aren't her lungs not working well and she unable to identify it.  Dr W said it was a very viable alternative.  I'm kind of hesitant about adding both meds at the same time, and am thinking now that I won't.  I think we'll do the breathing one first, so we can see which one does the job. 

Zeria stayed home and baby sat the boys.  That was SOOOOOOOO nnice.  And the first time I've trusted her that far away from me.  They did well.  And they met me at the top of the hill carrying a sleeping Jeremiah.  Who slept all the way through baton in mine or Zeria's arms.  Its very very hard to coach when your already exhausted CARRYING a four year old. 

So still asleep we gathered up our stuff, had a frantic search for Rainee's shoes whhich involved 3 extra trips back in side the community hall.  Found them, closed the hall up.

Got in the car, and realized no keys. 

Shrieks.

Forty-five minutes later, 2 frantic calls to Rob, a friend, and a friend of a friend came up and unlocked the clubhouse so I could go home.

Fortunately the rest of the day (all 3 hours of it) have been uneventful

So here's the motley crew that performed on Sunday at the Capitol City mall.    She had several no-shows.  And Mr. Samuel lost a shoe so he couldn't perform
*growl*  She actually coaches about 45.  But its late summer, and people were busy.  But regardless we had a nice audience (that you can't see) and the kids had fun.

Jamari in his new costume.  I SO love it.  It will be his solo costume for the year.  $10 on ebay!!!

Kaylin with her coach behind her.  She gets SOOO nervous when she performs.

And she doesn't.   She's so comfy up there it just amazes me.

We had a FUN filled weekend, and came back to pull in our driveway and find our neighbors *just* putting our horses in.  We have very very nice neighbors.

I don't have a individual picture of Zeria...again.   I told her she has to come stand in my face and say TAKE my picture.  She just disappears at baton events.  ROFL

I do have video, but have to upload that will share later.

We invited the coaches twins over to our motel to swim.  And she invited us to church.  And go figure she goes to the same church as GrannieDee.  I chose to stay at the motel and rest (was a good choice as I was TIRED).   But Dee spotted our Clallam Bay twirlers van and had a good giggle.  Next time we'll have to plan it so we meet her on purpose.  LOL

The kids had a blast at the pool and mommy and daddy very much enjoyed crashing on a bed instead of a tent.

I've attempted to post this twice...so here goes a new day and a third try. 

The last of summer is quickly approaching.  So a beautiful day on Thursday and we had to head to the river.

The river *is* deeper farther out.  This just happens to be the wading spot.

Rob clutching his coffee due to having just barely being awake.  He sleeps during the day on Wednesday and Thursday after all.  But he didn't want to miss the last of the sunshine.  It could be MONTHS until we see it again.  LOL

Rainee sporting the umbrella hat she bought at the fair.  I'm rather amazed its still in one piece.

Kaylin with her new sport.  River biking.  They biked all the way into the deep end.  Crazy kids.

Yeah hope that didn't break your camera.  *snicker*  Rainee lent me her hat because I needed one, and left mine behind.  Scarey huh?

Zeria and her dog taking a float.  Cubbie went with her cause our Great Dane was harassing her, and she wanted a safe place.  The great dane HATES the water.  LOL

Samuel playing with a ring he found floating in the river.

And so eventually we headed up for dinner.  And Zeria of course beat us--as we have to wander with the dawdler (jeremiah).  When I get up to the house I see this;

"Didn't you get enough water?"   NO I was hot.

Yeah okay.  Crazy kids. 

Yeah I know rather random blog title.  But you do what you do.  So I never shared fair pictures, cause I'm just rather dragging through days sometimes.  I go two steps fast, and three steps backwards.  LOL 

And yesterdays lunch hindered that process GREATLY.  I'm still a tinge achey from it.

As long as I eat small portions I'm okay, but if I indulge.  Oh man do I pay for it.  And yesterday I paid for it the worst I have since I got home from the hospital.  OUCH!

Anyhow onto better topics.  Here's random fair photos.

Baby pigs.  My favorite exhibit.  Although the PUD exhibit was very cool this year too--but I didn't take pictures.  They did a 15 minute show showing what they do on there job...lots of fire and sparks.  Very cool.

Rainee Zeria and Sam on the swings.  Although you can only really identify rainee.

Jeremiah on the cars.

Boys doing what they do best.

Rainees rather toothless grin.

Jeremiah finishing off Rob's leftover terriyaki rice.  HE ate it like there was no tomorrow.  It was VERY good in his eyes.

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And now for the puppies.  They finally have eyes.  And Cubbie doesn't freak when we touch/play with them.  Well mostly she doesn't.  Their gone too long and she'll come looking...and give us this what do you think your doing look.

The one on top is the one we're keeping.  I just love this picture though.  The one on the bottom is communicating a TON with his eyes.  LOL

The one next to the brown one on the right is once again the one we're keeping.  I have homes for possibly two of them already.   But we'll see when the time comes. 

And a very very good reason to be greatful your not a dog!  ROFL

This happens at our house.  *nods*  Now you know our dirty little secret.

Its a new day.  Its sunny.  And we have Olympia baton tomorrow.  I will be going, but not driving.  Poor Rob will be driving after working all night.  He's btdt, and survived, so we know its doable...just not enjoyable.

Still missing two leotards, but as they've not been used since June 27th thats hardly suprising.

So I didn't take votes this year, too much work.  LOL  But I did pick four photos to enter, and will be heading in with Rob to enter them.

Most of the kids have a few things to enter as well.  We did a ceramic project at fair last year, that all but Samuel is entering one of them.

Kaylin has several wood sculptures she's entering, and Rainee a couple of her cards. 

I was going to go to church, as well as enter fair projects, but my body rather quit on me.  I think it was Gods way of telling me baby steps. 

We will be doing the fair this year, but I will be in a wheelchair.  It sucks, but I absolutely know I can't do it any other way.  And its a once a year event that I refuse to miss.

So for people portraits I picked this one;

For Open this one;

For digitally altered this one;

For flowers this one;

Who knows how they will do, but its my form of entertainment just for "me". 

We have two danger trees on our property--one which was very complicated to get down.  Dad came out today and tackled it.  It was aimed and falling towards our garage

Its the crooked tree on the left.  you can see the garage kind of through the other trees.  The other issue is that it was on the river bank which meant when it falls its going to flood the river flood our garage and our house MUCH worse then we've ever been flooded.

So dad fought through fish & game red tape for us--with the help of a family friend who works there.   And got the permit to fall it into the river.

And a wee bit of the river right on the bottom of the picture.

He spent an hour under cutting it and wedging it slowly pushing it to fall away from the garage contrary to where it was going.  It was a long process of wedging, little bit of cutting, more wedging.

And then he says I'm falling it.

And boom it went in about 30 seconds ROFL.

I almost missed getting a picture of it falling down....I was goofing with the camera and barely had time to aim.

The butt of the tree.

Dad admiring his handiwork--and very greatful it landed exactly where he wanted it!  And seeing it land made us realize that it would have DEFINITELY taken our garage and pressure tank out. 

Bucking it so when the river floods it has a place to go.  We aren't allowed to limb it, but we were allowed to buck it so the river could push it away.

He bucked it where the two tops were--which was much easier due to how wide it was at the butt.  

Ooops my dad snagged the camera LOL.  There I am 30 pounds lighter.  *snicker*  Gallbladder diet is great.

So I mentioned I had a wonderful vie w room at the hospital.   And now I finally have my batterys charged on my camera, and the pictures off.  I had to share them.

Day time view.   We got to see the whale out there on three different occasions.  Down close to the front of the picture.
The little land is Ediz Hook.  The big land is Vancouver Island.

One of the many boats coming in and out.

And yet another.
The sunsets were the best.  I of course didn't have my tri-pod so there a bit grainy through the window.  But you still get the gist.

Victoria ferry headed out.

Definitely beautiful.

And yeah even in the hospital there's beauty.  Its funny.  Karla *hates* the hospital and does everything to get out of it.  I enjoyed my time there, and felt very cared for.  I only had two nurses that remotely irritated me.   One I would file a complaint about if I could, the other was just way too perky for midnight.  ROFL.

But over all I would definitely say I recieved very good care.  And would never let people badmouth that hospital, as I've heard in the past.

And in another direction.  I took this yesterday morning off my front step.  Its so pretty.

And anything growing in my garden this year grows in spite of me.  LOL  I semi-weeded ONE part of my yard about 3.5 months ago.  Its not pretty.  But yet there's the beautiful rain drizzled rose to enjoy.