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Lovin’ the Oreo….
Will walk for strawberries….
I know where those strawberries are Mom!
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Wordless Wednesday….Who’s That in the Sand?
Unforgiveable Sin-Forgetting the Camera…..
So I guess I still need have a ways to go with this whole blogging thing. I mean, how do other bloggers do it? Do they have the camera strapped to thier head or something? Always snapping those perfect shots with which to revolve a very interesting, touching, funny, witty, blog post around. I don’t know… there must be a trick to it. I guess I just need to stick the thing in my person or something and never take it out! :)
So I had gone to the State Horse Fair to watch my former riding instructor’s granddaughter ride and guess what? I brought the camera…..BUT….I had left the memory card in the computer at home!!! I was so looking forward to getting some great horse shots to post and also to use as reference photos for paintings. Oh, well, there’s always next year…
Then…
We got free passes to the Clackamas County Fair and so we went on Saturday with my mom. Guess what? I forgot to bring the camera altogether that time!!! I was so mad at myself! I was going to write a post about our fun time at the fair, but, you know what? It’s just not the same without pictures! But we did have a great time! The last time my husband and I went to a fair was 2 years ago and we had to pay(which was outrageous for the little podunk fair we went to…). But this time a friend gave us some free passes, so we drove the hour+ to get there and took my mom with us since she lives up there and we had an extra ticket because we found out Nboy was still free to get in…Whoohoo! So many memories…. I grew up in Clackamas County, and showed my horses in 4-H there. I miss those days and I wish I was giving riding lessons again and going and watching my students at fair and helping them get ready for thier classes…..Ahhh, it can be hard growing up! Maybe someday….
So anyway, other than the fact that I forgot my camera, we had a great time! Both Nboy and Ekid went on a few rides and had…a….blast! Nboy had been on rides once before, and this was Ekids very first time. Baby, of course, was content just walking while pushing the stroller or sitting and playing with the grass :)
Oh, yes, and both the older boys got to buy thier own wooden Yo-Yo for only $1 each. Awesome Yo-yo’s! Much better than the plastic one they had that my mom bought for $3…
I Love the Clackamas County Fair!
The beautiful Oregon Coast…..
My mom took me and the boys to the beach yesterday. It was absolutely PERFECT! Fairly warm, and not too windy. The water was cold (when is the water not cold on the Oregon coast?), but we still had lots of fun playing in it. I think this is the first time my kids have actually played in the water when we’ve gone to the beach!
They…had…a…blast! And so did I! So without further ado I present to you the Oregon coast at Newport, Oregon……
Love the light on the waves…
Nboy and Ekid running through the water…
Baby LOVEs the sand..and the water…
Mooma (grandma) looking for sea creatures with boys…(I had the vivd color setting on for this shot…I think I like the normal color better)
Ekid building a…..sand castle?
Comment Spam…Seriously?
So, for your entertainment (because many of these have been fairly entertaining to me) I thought I’d post some of the comments I’ve been getting in my spam box. First off, if you don’t have Akismet spam filter for your blog or message board, GET IT INSTALLED! It works awesome! I’ve never had a spam comment get through, although I have had to unmark a comment as spam on occasion, but I’d much rather do that than have to have some of the real spam get through onto my blog!
So here are some of the very bright things that spammers post, and I just sit back and shake my head and think ” Seriously? Do you really think I’m going to let that comment onto my blog?”
Now, sometimes I get comments that I know are purely for the back link, but they seem fairly general and kind of go with the post. Occasionally I let those slide if I’m really feeling generous :)
So here we go:
Post: Birthday Party-Can I Cry Now?
“This is seriously horrifying – I had no idea! I really don’t like the loss of that beautiful old-fashioned language. it genuinely upsets me to think of them not reading it all in the original. Thanks for the heads up!”
Really? Now what in the world does that post have to do with old-fashioned language? LOL
Post: Garage/Yard sale tips-What I learned
“thought it was going to be some boring old post, but it really compensated for my time. I will post a link to this page on my blog. I am sure my visitors will find that very useful.”
Well, I’m sure glad I compensated for your time! I haven’t received any trackbacks for this, so I assume no link was posted to thier blog…. By the way, they didn’t even use a blog web address when commenting.
Post: Makeshift dinner of the week! & Linkup!
“I would not do it. You need an air vent to remove the heat from the stovetop and, more importantly, the oven. When I had an over the stove microwave, I needed to turn on the vent fan when I used the oven to prevent messing up the microwave.”
Oh my goodness, I didn’t know microwaving tortillas in butter was a bad idea, or had anything to do with the stovetop. I don’t even have an over the stove microwave! LOL
Post: Not Me Monday-
“It is a good thing for you to have tried car rentals. It’s one option to consider if you don’t own a car yet. If you are hesitant to ask a friend to borrow his car then this would be best option. You can be secure plus you won’t hesitate to use it since you are paying good amount of money for it.”
I honestly did not know that I had tried car rentals? :)
Well, I hope you enjoyed the humor!
Have you had some pretty humerous comment spam? Go ahead an share below! I’d love a good laugh!
Home Improvement: Today’s Progress…..
And this is what my home looks like today….
Of course later this evening it’s going to be filled with the boy’s stuff from thier room so we can paint that.
And the livingroom…….
let’s just say it still needs help!
But I am Loving the freshly painted walls!