"not me" monday - deep creek lake style

seeing as how we're on a week-long family vacation, this is going to be a family effort for nmm!

my brother-in-law bryan, whom we've always referred to as the renaissance man, arrived at the lake and realized he certainly did not leave pennsylvania without his shaving kit containing his toothbrush, razor and other toiletries and we definitely do not now refer to him as encino man.

yesterday while out boating, we stopped for a swim in the lake...tony and the hubs hopped out and the boat drifted slightly away...tony in is floaties and john treading water and getting a little nervous, asked us to throw a rope...sue throwing the rope, realizing it's too short, jumps into the lake...fully clothed. it was at this moment, that my husband did not put his feet down to realize he could actually stand and was able to walk himself and tony back to the boat.

last night while enjoying some peaceful alone time in the hot tub part of the house by herself, my sister-in-law sue, after her strenuous rescue efforts earlier in the day, did not swear she saw and heard something in the woods (you know, like freddie krueger-ish, or mike myers-ish) outside the house and frantically, heart pounding, most definitely did not throw the cover to the hot tub back on, not bothering to secure it and run through the door and up 2 flights of stairs to avoid her [imaginary] assailant.

we awoke this morning to some nice weather and all gathered our belongings to head out on the boat...my father-in-law gary and sister-in-law missie headed in the car to go over to the marina. the plan would be for john, sue, tony, and bryan and i to drive the boat over and pick them up there. they left and we headed down the backyard to the dock. it wasn't until after we were down there that we certainly did not realize that gary took the boat key with him to the marina. nope, not us...we're professional boaters.

oh, and i was just given orders from my mother-in-law to make sure i tell you all how sweet she is! i certainly did not just type that while crossing my toes and fingers...just kidding.

head on over to mckmama's blog to read more funny (ok, funnier) not me mondays.

"not me" monday!

pretty sweet new logo mckmama has got herself, huh? it's been a few weeks since i did a "not me" monday post...either i've been really "good" or really lazy...not sure which, and if you think you know...please keep it to yourself!

and i'm off...

i did not seriously entertain the notion of flying to california for the michael jackson memorial service. so much so that i actually looked into flights/airfare and hotel accomodations...and signed up to be entered into the drawing for the tickets to the staples center to attend the memorial. nope, not me...because i didn't like him that much! and i certainly will not be a complete and total mess watching it on the tv tomorrow.

i definitely did not laugh when my son told my sister-in-law that "we don't go to church in july". not sure where he heard that. i mean, yes, we were camping this past weekend and we did not go, but i don't know where he came up with the entire month of july thing...even going as far as saying "pastor john misses me" too! i know i shouldn't have laughed, but i did. and to redeem myself, we will only miss church 50% of july. bad still, i know.

i certainly am not so obsessed with the twilight series books (read the first 2 in 2 weeks and am on the 3rd now) that when the alarm company for my husband's office called him this morning at 3 a.m. and he left to meet the police, that i did not grab my mini-maglite and the eclipse book and continue to read for the 45 minutes he was gone only to hurry and put the book away before he ascended the stairs back to bed. nope not me. i was sooooouuuuunnnndddd asleep.

so who's gonna jump on the mckmama "not me" monday bandwagon with me? bobbi? luci? come on...you know you want to!!

a day at the park

while i realize it's monday and i should be posting my not me! monday post about the things i certainly did not do over the last week... my creativity is just plain shot right now. at least since this past saturday and for the next few days...so bare with me while i take a creative mental break.

i was the wedding planner for a co-worker/friend's wedding this past saturday and i am just spent! it was a beautiful day and i have pictures to post of the decorations/invites/bulletins/floral arrangements i selected/made and had done, but you'll just have to be a little patient as i want to do a nice post...a post that the bride would be proud of and i just can't do it right now.

to hold you over, i have just a few pictures of my adorable tony d at the park the other day (okay, a week ago...i said i've been busy!). john, tony and myself enjoyed a relaxing day at home...just the three of us. we all took a nap together and then walked to the park by our house. tony rode his bike the entire way while john and i strolled behind him holding hands. mushy right? but so needed by all three of us after the past few weeks. i can't wait to do it again!

my little fireman.

he would love to ride a real dolphin someday!

flyin' high on the swings!

he couldn't get off the metal slide fast enough...that thing was h.o.t.

more to come soon. i promise. i really do. there are pictures in my camera from this past weekend just screaming to come out and be shared!

not me! monday

wow, it's monday already? ugh...well, at least that means i can talk about all the things i most certainly did not do last week.

there is no way that i would go to a dr. appointment on friday and rather than returning to work ever so promptly following the appointment, instead head to marshall's for a mental health break and some retail therapy...nope, not me...not this hr manager!

and of course i would never then also go to a planned happy hour with my husband (thanks mimi for picking up tony) and some of our friends/co-workers only to have said happy "hour" turn into 5 1/2 hours, 2 beers and 2 margaritas later...oh and having to pick up my car the next morning...still wearing the clothes i passed out in...not this 31-almost 2 year old, haven't done that since my college days gal!

oh, and one for the family..,.

john and i most certainly did not find tony so snuggly-looking laying in our bed when he went down for his nap yesterday after church that we crawled in bed with him...for his nap...for two hours! not the two of us who soooo needed to get things done around the house.

ok, whose gonna join mckmama and her "not me! monday" fun?!

not me! monday

i did not leave for another weekend away, with yet another pile of dishes in my sink for the third weekend in a row...

there is no way that my dirty laundry pile is now bigger than my clean laundry pile and that it's only because i finally just folded, ironed and put away said clean clothes after days...err, weeks...ok, months of dressing from the piles...

i did not consume an entire bottle of wine...by myself...sitting around a campfire on friday night and not offer some to those around me...not me...i'm not that rude, am i?

ok, now i challenge you to go to mckmama's blog and sign-up to join in on not me! mondays - go on...you know you want to!

not me! monday

so after reading mckmama's blog for over a year now, i felt it was time for me to join in the not me! monday fun!! so here is my first attempt...

i certainly did not leave a sink full of dirty dishes in my kitchen when we went away for the weekend only to come home to a stack of clean dishes thanks to my awesome sister-in-law...not me...my mother would've killed me if she knew that!

this weekend, when packing for a long weekend...hours from any store...i did not forget to pack tony's toothbrush and toothpaste and he certainly did not go 3 bedtimes and 3 mornings with out brushing his teeth...nope, not this mama!

again, on this same long weekend, while staying in a cabin...with an outhouse and no "real" shower...i certainly did not go those same 3 bedtimes and 3 mornings without taking a shower...nope, not this lady!

ok, so i'm no mckmama, but a girl's gotta start somewhere, right?