411 The Walters Bunch

D was able to fix the pop up enough to, hopefully, be able to use it for a few more years.  Some of the wood is starting to show signs of age/rot, but hopefully after our weekend of updates we have stopped further progression or at least greatly slowed it. We do have our Scout Family camping trip coming up and what better timing could it be than to get a double ear infection. Yep, 18 squealing girls, a fever, and ear pain that feels like someone stabbing my ear drum with a knife, what could be better? I have ALWAYS been prone to ear infections, which is why now I have no idea I have one until it is just a "horrible, horrible infection" (doctors words not mine). The nerves have been damaged from all the infections so until it reaches a horrible throbbing raging infection, I have no idea. Normal kids (don't see a lot of adults in the waiting room) know way before I do that they are in pain. My first clue I have one is fever sets in. Since moving to the country, they have be

First off, We have finally finished L's Bday celebration month. Her family party was Paris themed and she even went so far as to make homemade macaroons, which will NEVER be happening again by the way. It took all day and getting the cookies off the sheets was torturous. L worked really hard decorating and getting ready for her party. She even made a poster for the door. We had her friend party yesterday and I took her and a couple of her friends to go jump at the trampoline park and to get ice cream. Basically, I wore them out and then loaded them full of sugar. I pretty sure everyone  crashed after going home. My Kids L and Her Great Aunt L and her strawberry cake L's bday dinner with the grandparents L and her friends                                                        A had fun jumping too! T was ready to go home. Oh, boys. Easter was fantastic. We picked up my husband's aunt and went to my in laws. We had a big family lunch and th