June 19-25, 2011

Sunday-HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!! Began the day by getting up a little late for church, stopped by McDonald's for breakfast only to get up in the drive thru to order and they were only accepting cash because their machine was down. We ran to the gas station to get cash from the ATM and back to pick up something to eat. Arrived a little late for church, but before the message. Tracy had a nice relaxing afternoon watching the ballgame and napping. I ran to pick up a few things from CVS while he relaxed at home with the girls. Tomorrow is Trystan's four month checkup with the oncologist. Nerves are beginning this evening. The worry of cancer returning is always on our mind with every ache, pain, and appointment. God will carry us through no matter what.


Monday-We took Trystan to have a chest x-ray and her appointment with Dr. Wilson. We arrived at Children's Radiology at about 8:20 a.m. and were called back for the x-ray at about 9:00 a.m. We were in and out of there pretty quick. We all then headed up to the nineth floor for her doctor's appointment. They seem to think that she's doing really well and her chest x-rays looked good. NED! NED! NED! Back in four months. :) The only thing we have to take her back before then for an EKG when we take her to see Dr. McDonald. We were really wanting them to check her heart because she sometimes has chest pains when she go for walks. We were very happy with the results for today! Thank you God for continued answered prayers.


Tuesday-VBS started yesterday, but since we were at her appointments we were unable to make it. We were sure to go today and are planning on going the rest of the week. :) Late this afternoon there was a pretty severe thunderstorm that knocked out the power. It went out about 4:30 p.m. just as we were talking about what I was going to make for dinner. It was still out when we ended up leaving to go into town for supper. We came home to find that the electricity was still out and didn't come back on til about 7:30 p.m. Relaxed the rest of the evening.


Wednesday-After VBS the girls and I went to eat with Grandma Watson, Tyler, and Toby to eat at Madge's. When we finished lunch the girls and I headed to Edwardsville. Trystan wanted to go to Old Navy to use her gift cards she got for her birthday and Alyssa had one as well she wanted to use. They each picked out some clothes. Then it was off to Border's. The girls didn't find anything so it was then off to Wal-Mart. Trystan wanted to find a particular toy and ds game. We also had to purchase a birthday gift for Cade's birthday party this weekend. Once we finished there it was off to pick up a gift card for my dad at Home Depot. We weren't finished yet! I still had to do grocery shopping. We decided to try to shop at Shop n Save. Some things were cheaper than Wal-Mart but others were about the same. It was deffinately cheaper than IGA! We then came straight home to unload the car. Spent the rest of the evening at home. :) We were all exhausted!


Thursday-VBS again this morning. The girls are really enjoying it! I believe they are going to be a little upset tomorrow when it ends. After VBS today Trystan asked if I would take her to the cemetary so she could place her wood cross craft she made today on Grandpa Watson's grave. Impossible to say no to that! We stopped there and then came home. It was too cool out today to swim. Trystan was unhappy about that but Alyssa didn't seem to mind much. Maybe tomorrow!


Friday-Last day of VBS today. They had a carnival for the kids today! The girls had a blast as well as all of the other kids that attended!

Saturday-Starting to use coupons a little more all of the time. Today I had a GREAT deal! Went to CVS and picked up four American Greenting Cards after ExtraCare Bucks and 25% off coupon I paid just paid $0.74! That's right 74 cents!!!

June 12-18, 2011

Sunday-We slept in this morning and missed church. But it was a much needed sleep for all of us. I used the day to do the laundry, clean the house, and . Much needed!


Monday-Today we hung out at the house and Mia came over to play today! It wasn't quite warm enough to go swimming though. But we were still able to have a great day. :) This evening I went out to start putting things in the camper only to see that the refrigerator wasn't on. I opened the door to the refrigerator only to smell the spoiled food, YUCK!!! Now the list has grown for the grocery store tomorrow. I came in and told Tracy that the frige wasn't on and he went into the garage and found that somehow the plug-in had fallen out of the wall. He came to the conclustion that one of the dogs had gotten in there while he was mowing yesterday and must have knocked it out.


Tuesday-It was an extremely busy day for all of us! Tracy ran to Vandalia for an oil change in his car and to the pool store with a water sample. While the girls and I ran to Highland to Wal-Mart for items for the next camping trip. We are going on a trip with the Rieke side to Santa Clause, IN leaving wednesday and coming home Saturday.


Wednesday-Left this morning for Holiday World with the Rieke side. We met up with Kirby in Nashville,Illinois and followed each other to Lake Rudolph. We set up the camper when we got there only to have to take everything outside down and put it away because of a storm. The storm wasn't too bad and thankfully didn't last very long. Tomorrow we all go to Holiday World!


Thursday-Today we all went to Holiday World and had a great time. Our family and Carrie's family are the only ones who have been to Holiday World. So it was great to see everyone's faces when we walked into the park. We did some amusement park rides in the morning, went back to the camper for lunch, and returned to the water park for the afternoon.


Friday-This morning we went straight over to the water park. We rode a few of the water rides then went back to the camper for lunch and returned to the water park. We had just finised in the water park and were heading to ride rides in the amusement there was a storm that entered the area and the rides were temporarily closed. Once the storm moved out of the area, the rides were back open. We rode the rides in the rain. The girls LOVED it!!!


Saturday-All through the night there were storms that came through. We none got much sleep because it was so loud and Tracy & I were watching the radar to be sure there was nothing too severe coming. The weather broke long enough for us to pack up the camper and hook it up to the truck to head home. The wind and rain made it a little difficult driving home. We left the campgrounds about 10:30 a.m. stopped for lunch, again for gas, and last for stretch. We arrived home about 2:45 p.m. unpacked the camper, sorted, and started the laundry. Father's day tomorrow!

June 5-11, 2011

Sunday-Today's the day!!! We left for Santa Clause, Indiana to camp at Lake Rudolph. We are all excited that the day has finally come! We arrived and were set up about dinner time. All of us decided to go to the local mom and pop pizza place. That evening we just hung out and got settled in.


Monday-I got up early this morning and took a walk around the campgrounds. It was pretty warm out already at 6:30 a.m. Today we hung out at the campgrounds. This afternoon we went swimming in the campground's swimming pool. The water was extrememly cold! Every year we rent a golf cart so that we can easily get around the campgrounds.


Tuesday-Made our way to Holiday World today! Man was it hot outside!! But that didn't stop us. :) Trystan rode her first roller coaster and loved it! In the morning we did the rides in the amusement park and came back to the camper for lunch and to cool off before returning to the water park. We were able to get all of the big rides in at the water park and then roller coasters and other rides after the water park closed. After we finished there we came back to the campgrounds for supper and relaxation. We are so impressed with Trystan! She didn't even need her wheelchair at all. No complaints either. :)


Wednesday-It was back to the park today! But, instead of doing any of the amusement park rides, we went and did the waterpark first and stayed for lunch in the park. When we finished in the waterpark we rode more rides in the amusement park and then came back to the camper for dinner. It was even hotter today and we didn't make it quite as long at the park, but the girls seemed ok with that. Trystan really didn't complain much about the walking but was really tired and just couldn't do as much. Still we are so super proud of what she has been able to accomplish.


Thursday-It was a day of relaxation at the campgrounds again today. We hung out at the swimming pool for the day. The girls seemed pretty ok with that!!!


Friday-This morning we packed up to leave Lake Rudolph. :( But, we all decided to stop at New Harmony State Park to stay the night and camp. The swimming pool at the state park was great! They had a waterslide and diving boards. The girls were in heaven!!! In the middle of the night, Tracy and I had to get up and put away a bunch of the outside stuff because there was a bad storm on its way.


Saturday-Early this morning a storm hit so we had to hold up on packing up and the girls couldn't play outside either. They did good considering, playing ds games, card games, and listening to thier ipods. We were finally on our way home about noon and didn't arrive home until 4:30 p.m. Our day wasn't over yet we had to unpack the camper, run into town and pick up Steven Tyler (the kitten), pick up a pizza, and finally time to relax for the evening.