Our NEW Camper

Just a little tree frog hanging on to Rob's truck wheel. LOL
All our friends at the campsite helped us move the old camper out and the New one in.

Blocks had to be moved out.

The deck was moved out.

Rolling out!

Bye Bye old camper.

Ta Da! our New camper. It's not organized yet, but getting there. Moved the old deck back, minus the roof. For easier pulling out. We still need to put the railing on the steps, beautify a little more. We also want to put a lower deck where the grill is.

Excuse the mess, we're still moving in. View from the front door. The table turns into a bed. TV with stereo, indoor-outdoor speakers.

View from the table. The front door and 2 easy chairs, a sink with cutting boards. Microwave, stove and storage cabinets.

Couch pulls out to a full size bed. Comfy couch too!

My messy kitchen. LOL

Queen size bed, cover and pillows came with the camper.

Of course the bathroom. Porcelain toilet. Foot flush.

The more I spent time in the camper, the more I was falling in love with it.

Now where will are first trip be?

My NEW quilting project

I have a lot of scraps , and I'm one of those people that can't get rid of anything under a 1 1/2 inch. I had so much I told myself I would not buy any more fabric. Which isn't that hard since the closest place is 30 minutes away.

I wanted to make a lap quilt for our bed room. More display, but we could use it for afternoon naps. Any white two and half inch square, and a about 1 1/2 in strip all the way around.

So this square out of .......

this!!..... See the squares inside the squares?
These squares into this.....

I love it!
I have technique I found to make it so much easier.
The question is how many square in a squares do I need to make a lap quilt?
Another post...more to come.

Have you ever.......

I found this on Home Again , thought it was interesting.
have you ever....

Cut and paste then highlight those you have done. I put mine in blue.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland (Disney World and Euro Disney)
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse (creepy)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris(half way)
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Guide Cookies(Girl Scout Cookies)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Didn't realize how much more I need to do!

Where have I been?

Summer is here and we are at our camper at the Lake of the Ozarks on weekends. It is our mini vacation. Even then the camper has out grown us(it has 2 bunk beds). The girls relay don't come with us anymore. Heather maybe once last year, Jennifer tries to bring a friend down and enjoy biking, swimming, sitting next to a camp fire, and sometimes get a ride in our friends boat for a swim. But she would rather be with her friends.

Spice loves the lake. She waits near the truck until Rob puts her in. Even though we never pulled it any where, we're looking for a another one. For Rob and I to travel with.

Here is Rob living on the porch! Actually he is studying for little bit on his PMP.

Not a great photo, but these lights are on at night. Red, White and Blue.
Well this year we had some visitors in our rafters, actually our blinds. A bird nest of 3 Cardinals. Watching mom and dad go back and forth , feeding them. We tried not to bother them. Two weeks we came back, and they were gone. Looking into the trees we could see a few Cardinals flying in and out of the trees.
Love going to our home away from home, we have our own little zoo. Snakes, turtles blue herons, deers, chickens, frogs, of course different fish and plenty of dogs enjoying the lake like we do. I am still qulting but not as much. That vegtable garden keeps me busy! Hope you are all enjoying the summer.
So how is your summer going?

A little about me!

A little about me ...
Borrowed from Jody, let me know if you do it too!
I am… trying to find myself at the age of 50
I want… my sons and daughters to always want to visit
I have… a granddaughter, grandson and another on the way
I wish… a long and happy life with my husband
I know… I need to exercise more
I hate… cleaning my house
I fear… being without my husband
I hear… ringing in my ears, AC and the TV
I crave… chips (I really do try and stay away from them)
I search… for the perfect place to retire
I always… say I love you to my family everyday and more then once
I usually… make a salad with dinner
I am not… a social butterfly
I miss… my sons and gran kids
I love… my life(thank you Rob)
I never… use the word hate, it's a very strong word
I rarely… eat beef, a bite maybe once a year
I cry… during sad movies, allot
I lose… my mind when the girls want and beg for something they really want and I say "NO!"
I should… keep up with house cleaning and laundry, I should but I probably won't
I worry… about my kids and their happiness and well-being
I dream… of traveling in our camper around the states. And coming back to our little retirement home

The Start of Garden '09

My 2009 Vegetable Garden.
See the Arbor?

These are the steps Rob made for me, a little easier to go up and down the hill to the garden. I planted ground cover around the stones.

A volunteer from last year. Yes, alot of rocks too.

Onions

Cucumbers, pickling and eating.

Zucchini

Egg Plant and my NEW compost bin. I had some problems with bugs. I sprayed, hopefully it worked. In the back ground is a bag of shredded paper for the compost.

Sweet Peas, with some of my shredded paper.

This is a new one for me. Broccoli. We eat it! We'll see what happens.

Peppers here. Green, Red and jalapeno

Spinach here. yum we fight over this stuff.

Cherry and Beef Steak tomatoes .
Radishes and Asparagus.
Tasty Strawberry. These ar so good! They all don't make it up to the kitchen . heheheh
See the red ones!
They call this one Winter Onions, they grow year after year. The bulbs are like little bulbs. I do have to thi this out.

This is another story.......

Senior '09

The day came after 13 years of school, Heather was graduating Waynesville High School. It's Beenn adventrous. She started here in St Robert, MO, to Bamberg Germany to Australia. Starting again 9th grade in El paso, TX, and ending back where she started, St Robert MO. The funny thing was when we came back she got her student # from when she was in 2nd grade.

Heather's Fan club!

They all graduated last year. Between me and the girl in pink holding her baby is Marisia (Heather's Surprise)Here she comes with her partner(and friend) Marcus.

Heather was towards the end because her partner was very tall! She does look good in orange.

Reginia and her baby Aubrey.Heather, Marisia and Melanie.

Heather was very surprised to see Marrisia (from El Paso). She thought she saw her in the crowd, and text Marisia, and asked her if she was at her graduation. Heather kept looking back thinking she was going crazy. Marisia kept hiding.

Yes, we made Heather cry. LOL