Just My Rambling

Why do I always forget it is Tuesday???? Must be the old age creeping up!! Anyway, we’re back to our normal wet and cool weather after that heatwave last couple of weeks. Guess it is a sign that summer is wrapping up and fall is on its way.

School starts in 3 weeks and my baby’s going to Kindergarten!! Sob! Sob! I thought that I was ready for her to start school but when I started shopping for school supplies and uniform, it hit me that this is the beginning of the rest of her school life. She’s all grown up now.

In case you haven’t heard, Yahoo is shutting down the Geocities. I have been trying to find my Geocities page but I cannot remember my Geocities ID. It has been so long since I accessed it. Actually Geocities is dear to my heart because that was the first website that I had ever written. Learning HTML, Photoshop, photo-sharing etc.. I was very proud of my design. But now I gotta find a way to download all my photos before I lose it all. Now what is my ID?????

We were supposed to be gone on a vacation this week but DH is stuck at work with a major problem. So I am a little bummed. Hopefully we can still go next week. I really think that we need to short vacation before all the school year activities start again.

That’s it for this week. Hopefully I will remember to do this again next week. Have a great week, everyone.

Hot as we’re in a heatwave right now! I can’t think straight today because it is HOT, HOT & HOT!!! We have no AC at the house! It really took me by surprise when we moved to our house and discovered that there was no central A/C. Apparently it is the norm here because we don’t get enough hot days in a year to warrant a central A/C. Yes, it’s true that we don’t get a lot of hot days but those few hot days are really scorching! My upstairs loft reached 93 degree yesterday! Luckily the basement doesn’t get that warm, so we retreated to the basement and just hung out there.

In order to stay cool, we are hanging out at the library today. I guess a lot of people have the same thoughts because the library is packed, more than usual. I am also boycotting my kitchen this week. I tried to make dinner last night and it was no fun cooking at the stove at 90 degree weather! I am definitely not doing it again today. Take-outs, here I come.

It is suppose to hit 100 tomorrow! HELP!! I know that it is common for some cities to be in the triple-digits in the summer but it is pretty rare here. Yes, I am a wimp and I do not like hot weather which is pretty ironic considering i grew up in a tropical country.

That’s all the ramblings for today. Stay cool everyone!

Yay, another Random Tuesday Thought post! I totally missed the one last week. Anyway, did you notice that the back to school sales are not out in full force? I thought summer just started!! I am going to try to hold off on all back to school shopping as long as I can with some exceptions. I still want to enjoy my summer without worrying about all the school stuff.

Lil’ C is in VBS (vacation bible school) this week. This is her first time since she wasn’t old enough last year. But she made it this year and having a lot of fun. There was a little pouting at first when she discovered that her best friend was in a different class. But super mommy managed to do a little work and got the 2 of them in the same class. Now we have 2 happy 4-year olds.

I am hanging out at Starbucks while waiting for Lil’ C. I thought economy was bad, so why is the line so long?? I have been here for an hour and the long line of people has just been growing. I wonder if it’s the same everywhere or is it just here since I am in Starbucks town.

We’ve got 1 1/2 more months of summer holidays. One more camping trip this weekend and thinking of making a road trip to Banff in August. Any recommendations for lodging, food & activities?? Was originally planning to go to Whistler but there’s just too much construction going on in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Will probably get a better deal at the hotels after the games. Don’t you agree?

That’s it for today. Hope everyone’s having a great day!

** Added: Oops, it’s already Wednesday and I am finally posting this. I actually did have this post done on Monday but my internet went down and I finally got it back this morning. Not very happy with my internet provider right now. Might need to start looking around for alternatives.

It’s Tuesday again and that means it’s more random thoughts from this cluttered mind. This past weekend we actually stayed home instead of camping!! Even so, it was a hectic weekend. Had a playdate with some of Lil’ C’s chinese preschool friends on Saturday morning. All of them had a great time but so tiring for the grown-ups. Gotta admit that I am feeling old!!! Can’t keep up with the energy of 4 yr olds!

After the playdate, we attended a birthday party. It was an outdoor party with little pools, trampolines and swings. Makes me wish that Lil’ C has a summer birthday. Hers is in the winter, so no outdoor parties for us. Maybe next year we can do a half birthday party!!

This weekend is another 3 day weekend! Yay! Not sure what we will be doing but it will definitely be something outdoors.  Oh, and Duran-Duran will be in town for their concert this weekend as part of their tour. Remember them?? Gosh, they were a big hit in the 80s and they are backkkk……..

My internet is driving me crazy. It’s going on & off. This is probably my 5th attempt to post this!!

Is it Tuesday already?? This summer seems to be speeding along. We just got back from an awesome camping trip down by the Oregon coast. Before we left, we were trying to decide whether to cancel the trip because it was forecasted to be storming the whole weekend. In the end, we decided to go anyway with a backup plan of staying at a hotel if it started raining. But once we got there, we were so glad that we went. The beach was gorgeous with all the sand dunes. The weather turned out really great with just sporadic spurts of showers. The kids had a blast hiding among the sand dunes and being chased by the huge waves, with supervision of course. It is amazing how creative two 4-year olds can be when they are among the sand dunes. Their imaginative mind went into full gear with stories about volcanoes, alligators, and even princesses!! Fun! I think this might just end up being a yearly summer spot for us.

The season for berry picking is here. The strawberries are first, followed by cherries, blueberries and blackberries. We’re off to pick strawberries today. Our normal strawberry patch got destroyed by the winter flood this year, so we’ll be checking out new fields to day. Hopefully we’ll get some nice and juicy strawberries.

Lil’ C will be going to Kindergarten in September!! She took the kindie exam last week and passed with flying colors. Normally there is no kindie exam but since Lil’ C will be going in to kindie a year earlier, that’s why she took the exam. I’m just glad that her Sep schooling issue has been settled and now I can start planning other stuff.

I am on my 4th load of laundry today! Love camping but don’t love the aftermath of camping. I can’t believe how much sand we brought back in our luggage!! Ugh! All the clothes smell of smoke too since we spend quite a lot of time around the campfire.

That’s all the randomness today. Off to do more laundry before heading out to the strawberrry fields. Hopefully the weather will be better. It is surprisingly cold for a summer day. Have a great day everyone!!

I can’t believe it’s another Random Tuesday Thoughts again! Where did my week go? It has just been a crazy week. I am really looking forward to next week where there’s no school, no activities and absolutely no where to go!!

Lil’ C’s co-op preschool had their end-of-the-year picnic at a lake park on last Thursday. I made cupcake pops for the picnic. The picnic was fun and yet a little sad. Sad because that was the last day that she would be in the same class as some of her friends. There are a few girls who has been in the same preschool with her for the past 2 years. For a 4 1/2 year old, that’s half her life! :) But I guess it is time to move on. It was just a year earlier than expected.

After 2 weekends of camping, we took a break. We’ll have another one in a couple of weeks. Instead we spend the weekend wandering around town looking for fishing holes. DH is crazy over fly-fishing nowadays. He even got Lil’ C a Barbie fishing rod and it’s pink!! Gosh, Barbie and Princess stuff are everywhere, even in the fishing game. Luckily Lil’ C has not discovered the pink tackle box yet or it will be added on the request list soon.

My home office is a total mess, so next week I will be spending my time knee-deep in clutter and hopefully sorting out the mess. Hopefully I will get around to organizing my photos too! Now how do I entertain a 4 year old while I do all that??? 

That’s all the randomness for today. Hop over HERE for more randomness. Have a great week, everyone!!

This is my first attempt at Random Tuesday Thoughts. I’ve been seeing it around the blogs for a while and this seems to be an appropriate time to start since I have lots of random thoughts floating in my head now. Ok, here goes . .

We went camping again last weekend. That’s 2 weekends in a row! I think it’s the long winter hibernation that is causing us to get out of the house as much as possible this summer. While camping, we found that there were clams all over the beach nearby. So we ended up clamming and had some for dinner at the campfire. Yum!

My Firefox is driving me crazy! It keeps freezing up. It’s making it hard for me to drop Entrecards. Sorry to those who have been dropping on my card. Everytime I try to drop, it freezes for 1-2 minutes before starting again. Ugh! Will try to figure out what is going on!!

School’s out and trying to figure out what to do with the little princess. We’ve got a couple of vacation bible school lined up for July but nothing much for June & August. Decided not to sign her up for camp because they are so crazily expensive!! Trying to save some money since we will be sending her to a private school in the fall. I have just gotten hold of the Entertainment Book. There are lots of BOGO coupons in there for museums and activities. Will definitely have to make use of that.

I am really getting addicted to this couponing fun. I’m also starting to learn to ignore the grumpy-face cashiers. The other day I was at the store, bought a couple of things, paid only $2 and got back a $3 Register Reward, the cashier was not very happy and handed the RR to me grudgingly!! I ignored her and happily pocketed my RR. : )

Hey, that was fun! I need to do this random thoughts more often. That’s all for today though.  Have a great day!!