Hi Der.

Hi.
  I know it's been a really long time since I really blogged. This is for many reasons, not the least of which was/is the fact that when life is hard... well, quite honestly, it's really difficult not to be a Negative Nancy and complain about everything.
  Yes, we are still living with my in-laws, no I'm not very happy about it, yes we have been trying, and yes people who blame those who find themselves in unfortunate circumstances for those circumstances... well, lets just say I want to smack them.
  I'm going to try to start blogging regularly again, mostly due the sinking feeling that by not sharing who I am (ie full of opinions etc) I'm slowly loosing who I am and it really isn't helping with my depression or our life situation.

  So I'll start out easy :D

  My parents took myself and my kids camping this last weekend!!! Unfortunately Jer couldn't go due to work and we missed him, but it was so nice to get out and just forget things for a while. We went to a beautiful place in the mountains in Wyoming. I don't think I could have imagined a place that was more picturesque. Here... let me prove it.

Nope, that's not a painting, and yes we did camp right next to the lake. My dad brought his little boat and took my children fishing (the caught fish!!!),

 and we took a short hike to another lake that was close by too. While one of my children was complainy about it, I think in the end they enjoyed it (which is good... cause honestly I'm thinking hiking is going to be inflicted upon them more often :D

it was a much needed break to say the least!!! If life would have permitted I would have stayed there much longer ignoring it. But alas we came home last night (and unfortunately my kids weren't the best ever on the way home and we ended up with some groundings.... sigh.)

Well, time to get back to trying to make ends meet... the kids I have been watching should be here soon (more on that later).

~April