Sunny Day

This is the first day of sun we've had all week! Almost thought we'd moved to Seattle. ;)

Friday's Random Story:
The photo is of Camden in his little corner of the yard. When Ryan and I aren't tantelizing him with food, he likes to lay there looking the other direction and watch the goings on in the street. Which consist mostly of squirrels and every once in a while, a person walking their dog. During fall the pile of leaves on the other side of the fence is so high, if you look from the front, he looks steath. Like he's hiding out. You can only see his head and he kind of blends in to the color. It's cute. But I haven't even tried to get a photo of that because the moment he sees me, Camden gets too excited to stay put and jumps on the fence for attention. He's an attention hog, have I mentioned that?

Friday Five - Book Titles

Here's another fun one. (I have a feeling my answers will be somewhat nonsensical. Is that a word?)
From Friday5: "Each of this week’s questions is the title (modified, in a couple of cases) of a well-known book."

What color is your parachute?
A mixture of periwinkle - because I like to say that word and Creek Bend - because that's the name of the awesome paint color in our guest room. Or is it River Bottom? Whatever the name I really like the color.
Who moved your cheese?
Waldo
Where’s Waldo?
In my fridge
Are you my mother?
No tengo niños.
What’s happening to your body?
If you really want to know.... -Um, I've never actually heard of this book.

And there you have it. Random answers to bookish questions.


PS The only book that I actually know anything about it "Where's Waldo". I've heard of most of the others, but don't know much about them.

Do you Catan?

Have you heard of this GREAT game?

Some friends introduced it to us a year ago. We play it with them often. Then a few weeks ago, Ryan and I bought our own box.


The more people we invite to play "this cool new game we learned", the more we hear "I've played that before." It's gaining popularity - and I guess I'm helping.

Here's what I like about it:

• It's interactive
• It's different every time
• Something happens to every player on everyone's turn (no sitting and waiting.)
• There's strategy and there's luck
  
• Once you get the hang of one version, it can change

If you ever come visit for a weekend, it's likely you'll get to play this game .... that is, if you haven't already.

Camping again

This time it was a bit colder. Note the frost on the grill and all the people staying around the fire.

So, I really haven't been caming all that much, but this is the first time I remember being kept awake by an animal. A pesky racoon. A pesky and persistent racoon! After Ryan had already been out of the tent a few different times to move trash and other easy-to-get items, the darn racoon came back and tried to steal our bread - which was in a small plastic tote. He almost succeeded in dragging it into the woods. This time I got up, but was so scared the racoon was going to bite me for taking it's food/toy/loot.

Well, I successfully secured the bread box without a bite and tucked back in, when, a few minutes later the 'coon came back and OPENED one of our big totes and took the ... picinic tablecloth? What a pest. That isn't even food and he still tried to get it. I estimate it was about 4am; Ryan and another of our friends took all the large totes and coolers and secured them in the truck.

Maybe 15 mintues later I heard loud clanging and rummaging noises at our 'neighbors' camp site. So much for sleeping in peace.

My pups and Me

Capitol Dome Tour

Starting on the ground floor looking straight up...














...ending on top with a great view.

Fall Fun

A few of the things you can find at a small-town Fall Festival. :-)