Not my first Rodeo!!!

Ok, so there was no Rodeo so to speak of, but Last weekend we did attend the South Florida County Fair. Not quit as magnificent as the Good Ol' Cassia County Fair & RODEO, but it was a nice little fair just the same.

This fair is actually very large. We went at noon walked around for a few hours. Went home to nap and then back to the fair that night to see the rest of it. McCoy was loving it all and taking it all in but when it was over and we were back in the car on our way home he crawled in his car seat, put his hands behind his head and said, "Wow, that sure was an exhausting day. You can take me home now!"

We saw some really neat exhibits and cool shows. There was some awesome Chinese acrobats that did some amazing stunts that had us on the edge of our seats. This sand exhibit was cool too. It's all basically sculpted by hand and small hand tools. It was captivating to watch them work.


When we first got there we walked into the "Car Zone" they had some old cars, some new cars, some souped up cars,some really expensive cars and then of course McCoy's favorite...The race Cars! And of course thanks to Mommy's bad habits he recognized the logo on this car right away! The car even had its trailer there and McCoy got to see into it and he was just in heaven, he kept saying, "Wow, this is just like Lighting McQueen and Mac Truck."

And of course you can't leave any fair without trying something new or doing something stupid, we opted for just trying something new...Have you ever had a Fried Snickers Bar on a stick? Definitely worth trying once but now that I have I don't think I will ever need to test those waters again. It was good but...but...but...well I don't know, guess you will just have try it for yourself.

Lets Make A Deal...

Conversation:
McCoy: Mom, I want to keep both my power wheels in the house.
Me: No McCoy, they are driving toys like cars and we keep them in the garage like daddy's truck.
McCoy: But I want to keep them both in the house tonight.
Me: Sorry, but No, they should go in the garage.
McCoy: But they are not REAL cars, that's why I want them in the house. I need them in the house.
Me: NO
McCoy: How about this mom...We can keep my Kawasaki (4wheeler) in the garage and we can park my Monster truck in the house! How about that?
Me: I don't think so.
McCOy: Mom, I said one will go inside and one will go outside. Thats a good idea right?
Me: Ok, ask your father.

What a little stinker, he will not quit until he gets what he wants. I thought it was pretty smart of him to offer up a good compromise though so needles to say there is a Grave Digger Monster Truck Power Wheels Chillin in my front room. I am such a sucker!

A little of This & That...

I have said it before and I will say it again...I live in Paradise! Winters in Florida are AWESOME! All last week there was a nice cool breeze, the sun was still shinning but the air was a cool mid 80's. Which is perfect for outdoor fun! We have recently taken up a new hobby since Santa brought us all new Tennis rackets. We have had so much fun hitting the courts lately. Of course we are awful and get quite the workout because we have to chase more balls than we actually hit but we have a blast just the same. McCoy just got a new toy too so while Glade and I are getting our work out, Mac gets in plenty of playtime of his own. When I get a chance I will try to post a video. Mac things he is a big man since he recently got a truck - A MONSTER truck. It is a Grave Digger Power Wheels and he loves loves loves it! His favorite thing about it is that it has a button that plays rock and roll music so he parks it and hit the tunes and just jams out for a minute. The kid was born with music in his soul. Glade and I just crack up whenever Mac stops to jam out! He also got a used power wheels 4 wheeler a couple of weeks ago but we didn't have a battery for it until we got this monster truck so now he has two new toys to play with. And boy does he play.

More outdoor fun! Here are some pics of Mac and Daddy brushing up on their B-Ball'n skills...

Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures

I have been a hacking, coughing dripping disgusting grouchy lump of snotty sickness for the past three weeks and I had finally had enough. I have taken every over the counter medicine out there, swallowed countless pills, downed disgusting liquids, put all sorts of gels and creams on my throat and sometimes in my nose and all with absolutely no results so I had to dig deeper. I hopped on line and did a little research on home remedy's and the one that kept popping up was this: Gargle with Cayenne Pepper!

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I tried it! Yes it burned like all get out, But it cleared my sinuses up for a little bit & basically woke me up from a daze I had been. It didn't take care of my cough or my throat situation though so I gave it another go the next night and still couldn't shake the eternal cough. I tried drinking tea with honey and lemon, gargling rock salt, putting Vick's vapor rub on my whole body and wrapping myself up tight in an attempt to "sweat it out" but nothing worked.

I hate going to see a doc because I am a cheapskate plain and simple. But after three weeks I with no relief I bit the bullet and finally went to a doctor yesterday. And sure enough, I paid big to find out I have a stupid sinus infection and need antibiotics - more pills Yuck! But hopefully I will be back to normal life in 2-3 days. I already feel much better, still coughing a little but I have major relief from the head pains and now I don't have to resort to Cayenne pepper, although I was starting to dig that little KICK!

Grandma & Grandma Peterson

We had so much fun during our Grandma and Grandpa visit! McCoy was beyond thrilled to have "playmates" coming to see him! We enjoyed some wonderful conversations and catching up on all the family news. We also had some fun late nights staying up playing games. Grandma and Grandpa even offered to babysit one night and Glade and I got to go see Four Christmases which was pretty cute and funny. It was a much needed night out for us. :)

Glades brother Blake even drove up from Key West one day to come and visit also. We all went to downtown West Palm Beach City Center and had a nice lunch at Cheesecake factory. It was so good to visit with Blake since we don't get to see him very much. This was also the first time that Blake and McCoy got to meet so that was pretty cool.




And of course there was another trip to Lion Country Safari because that is McCoy's most favorite place on earth and he just had to take Grandma and Grandpa there. He was such a little ham. Since he knows his way around that place pretty well, he pretty much gave us the VIP tour.



And that is where we spent New years Eve day and that night we were all so tuckered out that we just had a nice quiet night at home munching on snacks and watching the ball drop. We even stayed up a little past new years to watch the ESPN coverage of the crazy stunts done in Vegas. If you watched those they were pretty cool!

We are missing our company bunches and hope they make it home back to Burley this weekend safe and sound. Thanks again for braving the airports and the cross country trek to come and see us! We really appreciate it and love you bunches and bunches! Come back anytime!