Yesterday before the big day we took the kids to the city for some last minut items.. this is what it looked like.
The best thing happened yesterday before we left for school shopping, we took some stuff to the take it or leave it.(a place at the recycling were you do just that, take something, or leave something)... I stumbled on to a box of "mac tac" from the 60's or 70's... I grabbed one roll that was pink and orange and brown.. you know the groovy stuff I am talking about.. Well once I got into the truck, I must admit I kind of wondered what I was going to do with it, I wasn't about to line my cupboards with it but I did love the design of it and I know I would get inspired... Then Destiny got a pink pencil box.. and I thought... Just the thing, I will use my Cricut to cut out labels with this mac tac and I will have a sticky backed label. It worked like a charm and I didn't have to buy the expensive "cricut" acrylic paper.. (p.s.. I asked her if she showed her friends her cool new labels and she said "no, that would be bragging")
And so to start the school morning off right I thought I would make "lazy cinnamon rolls" like my mom made.. easy enough recipe. I just can't seem to get it right.. I put them in the oven prior to bed... When I woke up with hayze a 4am I thought I would check if they were rising.. Well, I had to remove three from hanging off the side of the pan, then this morning when they were cooking, they over flowed and the house was filled with smoke at 6 am. Scaring the crap out of Jim.. They actually turned out and tasted ok.. (small tip, do not use 24 rolls in this pan) 
Well, that is the Back to School Update.. Hope to share camping photos soon.
My eco bags are my new favorite things.
Not because I can fit $135.oo worth of groceries into 3 bags.. (darn price of groceries) but because I can fit $135.00 worth of groceries in 3. (less trips to the truck to bring them in).
Not to mention what I am doing for the environment... Still working on my recycling plan.
Try them if you haven't, you'll love them.
Three wheeled cart that the boys rented.. What a lot of fun.. (for Stacey and I too) After camping was over I rushed home to do some last minute things for work and to get Hayze to the wild pony races. They started on Thursday and continue until tomorrow. The boys received matching western shirts and are competing for a buckle. They have done great until today. Getting stepped on and taking wrecks and keeping on going.
Marlene and Dave Earl came and spent 3 nights with there family (minus Scot) while they were on holidays. They came with me on Friday night and watched thire 1st rodeo.. I hope they had fun. It was great to have them here with us.
Rodeo Royalty Trio
I have taken hundreds of pictures lately. I will go through and share some sone. Good Night
Maggie
She feels that her skin is so much younger.. almost that of a four year old.. (it's a miracle)
Destiny and her little friend Karissa
I am sure that we are going to have to do this again real soon because, today her skin is back at its ripe old age of 8.. Darn the luck. This was a very fun sleepover thing to do.. the girls loved it.
Hear are a couple pictures from the Rodeo the other day. The kids prior to their race.. deep in thought. They have another event this weekend in Writing On Stone and then we are off to a few days of camping. I am looking forward to getting my trailer out this summer. (hopefully the plexi glass is out by then)
What are you summer plans.. Any ideas you would like to share with us. We are looking for plans for the last week in August.
Jim's Bulldogg'n didn't turn out so good but he did place in the team roping. Jims not to proud of this picture but I am proud of the photography ... and really.. it is good for a giggle. Destiny and Hayze entered the wild pony race for the second day in a row and they were both in the barrel racing.
It was great to have my dad here for a week and my yard is well on it's way to being caught up. Nice just having another set of hand to help out.
have a great day.
Jim at Dad's birthday. In the evening around the fire. you are so handsome.
me in Dad's hat... He takes it off to eat.. I was the one he handed it to....I am soooo hot.!!
my boys..
The poster Wendel gave dad of himself on a cover of a magazine.
Marlene, looking cute as always.
Kirk, Hayze, Lane and Landon. They are so cool
Destiny priming up for her watermelon eating contest that she wins... Shock, shock..!
A little chicka dee eating bird seed in our flower garden
Hayze riding Razzle Dazzle (Raz) the other night
I took the kids to the water park while dad got a massage the other day.
The Prairie Sunset a couple nights ago off my back deck. It was so beautiful the way the sun was leaving shadows in the barley.. You can't take that away from us prairie people, that is sent from God.
The Grease and the Sugar..
We did try a little bit of everything yesterday at the Calgary Stampede!! Minus the Cotton Candy.. However we did learn a valuable fact about Cotton Candy. Only about 1/2 tablespoon of sugar is in a small bag of cotton candy and only 150 calories in a large. Can you believe it? Now that is good news
this is how the rodeo started.. With about 12 sky divers saluting Canada.
The kids got autographs from all the winners from the day.
Another remarkable thing was that each of their bronzes that they received right after the rodeo was already engraved with there names and they were each give cards to sign for the kids.
The kids with Scott and Maysa. he had a 88 pnt ride in the bull riding that day.
Our last stop of the day was to Indian Village. We were just in time to see a Pow Wow and then the kids had a Indian Taco.
Me trying to get rid of the tan lines at our pool with Destiny's hat on.
Entrance to Chandler Mall. Very nice mall.
This is the "shell" of a bug that was stuck to the rock of the pool.. A perfect shell , hollow with stinger attached. Any ideas of what this is. Let us know.
Have a great night.
