Camp

Tonight Amber and Ashley are going to the Pine Lake Winter Retreat. This will be Ashley's first time during the winter (she went to summer camp last year) and Amber's second or third time. They both love Pine Lake. I have to say, that as an adult looking back on my camp experience that I would have loved Pine Lake too. I actually went to Pine Lake once when I was little, then we went to the Iowa Regular Baptist Camp one year, and later I went to Village Creek Bible Camp. VCBC was more when I was in Jr/Sr High. I didn't really go a lot when I was Amber and Ashley's age that I can remember well. But if I had, I would have loved Pine Lake. It is such a nice cozy camp-not as big as IRBC or VCBC.
Many of the kids from our church in Radcliffe go there all the way through high school and love it.
It has started to snow over here, I hope that it doesn't snow too much since we have to drive over tonight and drop them off.

I think that I have given Ellen enough to read.

:) I'm sure that there are things that happen in my day that I could post about. Honestly, I either forget, or it just doesn't cross my mind to blog about them. Too much time passes between the event, and when I might have a chance to sit at the computer for a few moments.
Life in Indee is pretty basic. School is school. The kids are enjoying Kidstuf at Prairie Lakes on Wednesday nights. I still have class most every Tuesday afternoon in Waterloo for Reading Recovery. But yesterday we didn't have class and that was nice. We had a nice leisurely supper and then we watched Biggest Loser, my favorite show.
Amber and Ashley are looking forward to this weekend when they will go to Pine Lake's Winter Retreat. Amber went last year and now this year both girls can go on the same weekend. They love Pine Lake and always have fun there. Addie can't wait until she can go to summer camp too.
Just for blogging, I will tell you that last night I was quite impressed with my supper. We had leftover pork roast from a couple days ago, and I made hash with it. Now I have had roast beef hash, but never pork loin hash. It was fabulous! Garlic, green pepper, onion, salt, pepper, cubed potatoes and leftover pork. Delicious!!
Hope this has thoroughly captivated you! Hopefully my week will be even more exciting and then I can tell you all about it!

More Deer

These are the latest two deer that Bill got. He went back with the Rittger clan for another deer hunt. This time it had to be "antlerless". These will be made into ground venison and hopefully some vension steaks and roasts. I am interested in cooking with venison.

Addie is a good mommy

to her Baby Alive. She absolutely loves this doll. If you didn't know, Baby Alive eats (something supposed to look like baby food) and drinks out of her bottle and then she wets and poops. Fabulous, I know!! Addie got her for Christmas and was thrilled that she actually will "go". I don't think that Baby Alive is going to potty train too well. She pretty much goes as she is eating or drinking, so maybe she will have to eat and drink on the potty??? :)

Oh how I miss my sweet Gallbladder!

Yes, they ripped you from me while I was sleeping, and now I won't be the same ever again! (sob)

Oh yes, boys and girls, I had the pleasure this past week (1/3/08) of having my gallbladder removed. I had some horrible, I repeat, HORRIBLE stomach pain on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day that led to me going to the ER on Christmas evening. We were in Cedar Falls, so my dad took me to Sartori. They were quite busy so we were there until about midnight. They did a CT Scan and couldn't find anything wrong with my appendix or any blockage and since they were so busy that night they sent me home and said that it wasn't anything that would kill me????? but that I should see my doctor the next day. Oh yes, that is really what they did. So I went to my doctor the next day and was set up for an ultrasound on Friday 12/28. I had stomach pain every night until then. They said they thought I had polyps in my gallbladder. Eventually I was scheduled for a surgery consult the following Wednesday 1/2/08 and they said they could do surgery the next day.
So now I am less of a woman that I used to be. :)
I am back to work now. Bill is thrilled that I am better too.
So now I have posted. Thanks!