Camp Hangover

Nephew Hayden. He just looks like he was out all night drinking. This is what a camp hangover looks like. It comes from playing hard all day, eating too much sugar, talking a million miles an hour, laughing until you hurt, staying up too late by the camp fire, sleeping in a tent, and fighting the rain all night.

Camp Pupp is Closed for the Season

This is a picture of my fav animal at the Oregon Zoo.

Well, CampPupp is closed for the season. The boys went home with their mother yesterday. After three weeks, including one week of camping, the silence in my life and home is heavenly. I love the boys, but I'm not used to this parenthood stuff. Camping went great. We spent seven days and nights at it. The boys shared a tent and Jenn and I and the lab duo shared the rv. I had two tents but the boys fought so much the first day of camping that I felt they needed more practice being together. Besides, the other tent is a booger to put up. We went letterboxing, boating, swimming, fishing, etc. A boat was rented. It was a very nice, and unexpected treat. Thank you Maiden. We went into town several days and played at a new park that was built. One day we took pizza to the park and stayed several hours. I enjoyed sitting by the campfire and then sleeping in the next morning. Jenn and I enjoyed being together in the little rv with the dogs at night. I would read and Jenn would knit while we hung out. My dogs went to bed very early every evening. When we got home, we all fell down in front of the tv and didn't move! We rented movies and watched tv for 24 hours before even trying to move. The Bee Movie is fun. http://www.beemovie.com/ I give it a paws up. Nim's Island is awesome. http://www.nimsisland.com/ We loved it. Gotta love Jody Foster. Two paws up. Jenn and I are now in the middle of watching the first season of Dexter. http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/home.do We love Michael C. Hall in our house. We loved him in Six Feet Under as well. http://www.hbo.com/sixfeetunder/ Six Feet Under did the best series finale ever. It was hard to say goodbye to that show. The other show that was hard for us to say goodbye to was Queer as Folk. http://www.sho.com/site/queer/home.do Both Six Feet Under and Queer as Folk get two paws up, a tail wag and some doggie drool. I can't think of anything higher unless I add in a mangled slobbery tennis ball :)

Paddleball

Here's a paddle ball that I painted. It's the Tankinator!! I gave this paddleball to a special younger friend who is as dog crazy as I am. This past year, I learned to play paddleball. Paddleball is hard. I started out doing 5 or less. Then I practiced, practiced, practiced. I can now do over 200 if I'm warmed up. We've been having paddleball tournaments at work. There is one young man who used to be able to beat me. Now, however, I can give him a run for his money. On the Fourth of July, I gave a paddleball to my nephew, Butch. He can now do over 100!! The guy is going to beat me really soon. I find that paddleball, like everything else in life, takes a lot of practice and tenacity. (Did I spell that right?). It's a great stress reliever. I also tend to do it when I'm talking with people. It helps the ADD. CampPupp is leaving tomorrow for camping!! So, I gotta get back to work to get all my paperwork done so I can go on PTO tomorrow.

Beatrix Potter's Birthday

Today is Beatrix Potter's Birthday. Gotta love Peter Rabbit. How do I know this? On the Google Page. When you go to the main Google page http://www.google.com/ often the words Google will have some kinda clue to the importance of the day. Today when I used Google, there was a picture of Peter Rabbit and the farmer on it. I suspected something about Beatrix Potter so I double clicked on the words and it came up. Cool, eh? I gotta admit that I used Google for at least a year before I figured that one out. The movie about Beatrix Potter - "Miss Potter" was a good one. I enjoyed it. http://www.hollywood.com/movie/Miss_Potter/374260

CampPupp is in it's second week. This weekend the oldest kid went to with his God Mother so we were down a player. We hung out at home. I was a proud auntie when the kiddo asked for boards, nails, and a hammer. He spent the weekend in the backyard making a skateboard ramp. Tank helped. I'm not sure what she did besides stealing the hammer but they were both out there all day. I figured a kid in the back yard with boards, nails, hammer and a yellow lab was way better than a kid in front of the television.

I, on the other hand, didn't feel well and layed on the couch in front of the tv all weekend. One of the most interesting, yet disturbing movies I watched was Tideland. http://www.tidelandthemovie.com/ It's about a little girl with a herion addict father who gets stranded in a farm house. Very artsy. Very disturbing on many levels. Please note that the minor members of CampPupp did NOT watch this movie. This movie reminded me of a movie that I watched a very long time ago. All I remember is a dancing bear and that the brother wanted to have sex with the sister all throughout the movie but finally did. This movie is one of the Think Film movies. 1/2 Paw up.

I also watched 10,000 BC. Not at good as the hype. But not bad either. I enjoyed it as I usually enjoy movies about indigious people. http://www.10000bcmovie.com/ One Paw up!

The Golden Compass was a crowd pleaser at my house. http://www.goldencompassmovie.com/ It was two paws up and a tail wag! We loved the polar bear. And now we want to get the same kind of armor for Tank so she can be a polar bear too! Watch for the sequel.

So, we thought we had watched the new Futurama movie. Well, it wasn't. So we got the new one. http://ilovebender.com/ Two paws up at our house!

And Spiderwick!! http://www.spiderwick.com/ Two paws up! We loved it. Who knew that troll spit would be so helpful?

Then the youngest camper and I found The 12 Days of Terror!!! http://www.flixster.com/movie/12-days-of-terror It's the story that many people believe inspired the book Jaws. And you know how we love Jaws in my house! Two Paws up! And a cold nose!

Currently, we are watching Semi Pro. http://www.semipromovie.com/ We picked it up for Aunt Jenn who likes "stupid" movies like this. Early in the movie, we excused the youngest camper to the back bedroom to play PlayStationII due to language in the movie. I rate this movie as a butt sniff. I didn't enjoy it. Jenn may rate it differently. It was a butt sniff cuz I looked at it but didn't like it much. I don't usually like Will Ferrell much.

And now, to celebrate Miss Potter's birthday:
Q: What are four hundred rabbits hopping backwards? A: A receding hare line.

Q: What did the rabbit say to the carrot? A: Its been nice gnawing you.

Q: The more he takes away the bigger it becomes. What is it? A: A rabbit hole.

Q: How is a rabbit like a Q-tip? A: They both have cotton tails.

Q: What is the difference between a crazy rabbit and a counterfeit cent? A: One is a mad bunny and the other is bad money.

Q: What would you call a rabbit who is mad at the sun? A: A hot cross bunny.

Q: What would you get if you crossed a rabbit with a bumblebee? A: A honey bunny.

Q: How is a rabbit like a cornstalk? A: They both have big ears.

Q: Why is a leaky faucet like a cowardly bunny? A: Because it runs.

Q: Why is a rabbit like a cent? A: Because it has a head on one end and a tail on the other.

I was raised on the street

I saw this t-shirt on someone this past weekend and I really liked it. We went to Avenue Q at the Keller this past month. http://www.avenueq.com/ We loved it. It was an adult version of seasme street. And, it had the best sex scene that I have ever seen. LOVED IT. CampPupp Day Six is winding down. Yesterday one boy went to grandma's house and one went to work with me. The one who went to work with me is lucky that I didn't shave his head and tattoo dork on his forehead as I had to remind him numerous times to knock before opening doors. We watched Haunted Mansion with Eddie Murphy last night. Ok, the boys watched it and I fell asleep. Long day for the troop leader! Today, the boys went to grandma's house and the troop leader went to work. Another long day for the troop leader so CampPupp is sacked out in the living room with the Futurama Movie. Futurama is very popular in our house. http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/futurama/index.jhtml

All I Want Is You

This is a picture of my nephew, Matt, at his swim meet. Matt is not part of CampPupp this year. Bummer too, cuz he's a really cool kid.

This weekend we watched a movie called Juno. It was very cool. When I went to work on Monday, all the young people at work really talked up the movie. The opening music was very catchy and groovy. The title is All I Want Is You. Here are the lyrics. Maybe when I get a bit better at this, I"ll learn how to put a music file here.

If I was a flower growing wild and free-All I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee.-And if I was a tree growing tall and greeen-All I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves-If I was a flower growing wild and free-All I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee.-And if I was a tree growing tall and greeen-All I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves-All I want is you, will you be my bride-Take me by the hand and stand by my side-All I want is you, will you stay with me?-Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.-If you were a river in the mountains tall,-The rumble of your water would be my call.-If you were the winter, I know I'd be the snow-Just as long as you were with me, when the cold winds blow.-All I want is you, will you be my bride-Take me by the hand and stand by my side-All I want is you, will you stay with me?-Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.-If you were a wink, I'd be a nod-If you were a seed, well I'd be a pod.-If you were the floor, I'd wanna be the rug-And if you were a kiss, I know I'd be a hug-All I want is you, will you be my bride-Take me by the hand and stand by my side-All I want is you, will you stay with me?-Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.-If you were the wood, I'd be the fire.-If you were the love, I'd be the desire.-If you were a castle, I'd be your moat,-And if you were an ocean, I'd learn to float.-All I want is you, will you be my bride-Take me by the hand and stand by my side-All I want is you, will you stay with me?-Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.

Today, CampPupp is splitting up. Youngest camper is going to grandma's house. Next youngest is going with me to work as there is a Domestic Violence training for young people at Youth House today and He will participate. We watched Alvin and the Chipmunks last night. LOVED IT. Very funny. CampPupp is also playing Neopets now with their new accounts. Hey, CampPupp is about working the body, mind and HEART :)

CampPupp Day Three

This is a picture of my girls playing at Agate Beach. CampPupp is in full swing. Sunday we played Wii and PlayStationII. And we watched SIX movies, including August Rush, Juno, and the Simpson's Movie. We ate dinner with chopsticks and burped the alphabet with the help of A&W. We were tired from the day before. Today, junior campers went to Grandma's house for the day while senior campers went to work. Then Senior camper McGruff Pupp got a flat tire and to waste a precious hour at Les Schwab. But I scored two working bikes at Goodwill so we now have wheels. No soap box derby cars yet though. We picked up Alvin and the Chipmonks as our evening activity. I had a bit of a hard time convincing the boys that tools were their friends and that they could pull the front tire off a bike without me. Finally, the desire to ride took over the self doubts and they started without me. Then I went out to help.

Weinermobile

One day after work, we saw the Weinermobile on the side of the road at a hotel. We stopped to take pictures because this was the first time that I have ever seen the Weinermobile in person. It seems very odd and maybe a bit stupid, but it was fun and unique. It's very bright and eye catching. The bummer was that the people driving this beast were inside the hotel so we didn't get to see the inside or get our Weiner Whistles!

CampPupp is underway. The first night we worked on the bicycles. I'm afraid that they might be beyond my skills. This sucks because the boys are really into these bikes. I had bought myself a bike at Goodwill. That bike is more rideable. Ok, so that's the one you CAN ride. The others are the ones you can look at, scratch your head, and say "Where did all that rust come from?" Then we watched movies and played Wii. Yesterday, we went to Canby to my Aunt Barb's house for a family reunion picnic. I knew very few people there, but I do try to go every year to support Aunt Barb and Uncle Don. While we were there, the boys got to met, scratch, and give a treat to Tank's Doggie Daddy, Buddy. Then we went for a ride on the Canby Ferry. http://www.clackamas.us/transportation/transit/ferry.htm I remember my Uncle Charles taking me on this ferry when I was 13 or 14 years old. The boys thought it was cool. Then we went to the Oregon City Elevator. http://www.orcity.org/blogs/artblog/artblog.html . It was done in 1955. Then we went to Mel's house for dinner and swimming. Well, the kids swam while I made my first artist trading card. Then Mel treated us to ice cream at Cold Stone. http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/ So far, this morning, CampPupp is still sleeping. Various campers wake up, change spots in the house, then fall asleep again. The only one who hasn't moved is Butch. Hayden is now in my bed, Jenn is in Jett's bed, Tank keeps changing who she is sleeping with, and Jett is with Butch. CampPupp is tired. Mission Accomplished :)