Tuesday, August 28, 2007

How Cool is this.....

Anyone like to sew? Need a cute camera cozy? Here is a great one.

Let me know if you try it out. I would love to see it! I just might take a jab at it myself!

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

We're Baaaccckkkkk...

...From our most excellent adventure in North Conway. What a fabulous time we had. I wish I could have been there the entire week, but alas, I am a dedicated employee and didn't want to add any pressure to those that had to cover for me while I was gone. Think they noticed? Highly doubtful!

Mike and Emily left on Sunday morning and spent the first half of the week with the family going to Santa's Village, Story Land, etc. I arrived late Thursday afternoon and stayed until Sunday morning. It was so beautiful. I have said it time and time again... someday I will buy an Inn or B&B and move to North Conway. I feel so relaxed when I am there: like a warm blanket on a cold night. I can't describe it any other way. It just feels right. Someday... Guess I should start playing the lottery because I am certainly not going to get there on my good looks, huh?


We stayed in the cutest house off Kearsarge Street. I think there were 5 bathrooms and 8 bedrooms; 3 on the bottom floor, 5 on the top floor. There was a game room in the basement that included a pool table, air hockey, a sauna, a TV room, and more. We had fun with the family. There were lots of people there, but it never seemed too overwhelming to me. Thanks to Nana and Papa, Kathy, Glenn, Nolan, Grant, Kristie, Harry, Robert, David, Alicia, Spencer, Grace, Olivia, Leeann, Megan, Mike, Emily, Stacey = WOW... Did I leave anybody out? 19 people in the house at any given time. Amazing that we all came home still speaking! It was great to catch up with David and Alicia and Kristie and Harry, the "out of towners". The Clinton's always have a great time when we get together.


We splurged and took the Cog Railway to the top of Mt. Washington. It was a very hot, hazy day, so the view wasn't as great as we have seen before, but it was Emily's first time going to the top, and she enjoyed herself, black soot and all, but that's the price you pay if you want the window seat! The weather on top was a balmy 65 degrees.... When we have gone in October, we were lucky to catch it at 30! Regardless, it was breathtaking.

We also did our "usual" NC things too like swimming at Echo Lake,
dinner at the Muddy Moose, mini golf at Pirate's Cove, ice cream at Ben and Jerry's, the walk downtown, shopping at Wal-Mart (I know, it's totally random but I ALWAYS forget something). We even took a wrong turn after dinner one night and ended up on a very dark, steep, winding road that led to the top of Mt. Cranmore. Don't ask... All I know is that we had the very distinct odor of automobile breaks on the way down the other side. Hmph. Guess who was driving? Not me!

We got this very cool copper double helix windmill. I have been eyeing these since we saw one in Chatham. It is such a pretty piece of art. Each helix moves separately and opposite from one another. I guess the picture doesn't do it justice.


Took a stroll to the pet store to get Rocky a new toy too. Got a coon-tail for the coon dog and another bully stick. Mike picked him up from the Red Dog Inn on Monday. He came back to us better than when he left. He got a bath, ears cleaned and nails clipped! He was like a brand new puppy. Someone said that we should have named him Stiltz or something. With legs like this, you can see why. Look at that face though. What's not to love about that? Now to get him to like me like he likes his dad!
He was so excited to see Mike! He is such a total Daddy's boy, still. Kinda makes me jealous. I think that Rocky knows that Mike and Emily are the play people and I am the disciplinarian... funny how that is always my job... it coincides with the kid too! For someone that isn't a mom, I sure get all the mom jobs! I guess that is my role in our messed up little family.

Oh! And for my fellow "love all things sparkley" friend, (you know who you are!) While we were waiting for our train to board to go up Mt. Washington, this VERY sparkley rock caught my attention. I took a picture just for you! Ok, so it looks more like a white speckled rock here, but trust me, it was entirely sparkley and very distracting!
So now it is back to the real world for me. Yup, it sucks. I wish everyday was a vacation day!
Don't forget to sign up for the 6-store scrapbook store tour on October 6th with SPM. Tickets are $65 and going fast. Check out the link for more info.