A toasty 116 Degrees Fahrenheit

Woke up at 10:2- am, my ankle was still bothering me. Watched the rest of My Life in Ruins and went downstairs. WAY too hot for the porch today. Ate breakfast and then looked at the fragile antiques that mom and dad bought the previous day. Did a little scrapbooking and then came upstairs and packed a little bit.

Had a slaw dog from Hot Dog Tommy's. Best hot dog I have ever had in my life. And a frozen root beer. I came upstairs and watched 2 episodes of That '70's Show. It was 82 degrees F upstairs. The a/c isn't cool enough since it's over 100 outside. Went back downstairs and read until it was time for dinner. Dad and I got food from Big Wave Burrito. My burrito was too spicy.

Drove to the mall again. Mom and I went into A pLace on Earth. Got summer fling body scrub (new scent!!!) and a bar of sun ripened rasberry soap. Got a chamilia Cape May charm at Winterwood. Went to Bathtime and got a little anana (not banana) soap. Went to TIna's photography shop. Chatted with her. Then got ice cream from bliss. A ice cream sandwich with blackberry sorbet and chocolate. Came home and packed and showered. Can't believe we're going home tomorrow. Miss the kitties so much though. :(

xo, capemaychick

Bored to death

Mom finally woke me up at 11 am. I didnj't get up for a while, when I did I carried what I needed for the day downstairs. Everyone helped me get what I needed, then they left to go antiquing. I finished watching the last season of Ugly Betty and then ate half a ham sandwich for lunch. I was really bored. Watched the Bounty Hunter. Sat on the porch for a while and read. Came in and checked my computer.

Mom and dad and Mike finally got home. Gabbed for a while and then went upstairs. I packed my fragile items and clothes while watching an old Secret Life of the American Teenager on tv. Came down and sat outside. I texted with Malia and she said it was 110 degrees F in VA. Had scallops, crab fingers and lobster macaroni on the porch. Got ready to go to the mall again and we drove there. Mom and I went into Across the Way. She bought me 5 pins and I got a blue bottle for beach glass. At Bathtime I got white tea shave gel, peach perfume, 3 mini soaps, a beach glass image soap and a pillow liner.

We ran into Tina at the mall. Went (drove) to the boardwalk and mom got me a funnel cake. Came home, ate it and showered. Watching That '70's Show on my tv. Love it! Can't believe we'r4e leaving so soon and that I was only able to go to the beach 4 times and that I can't go again because of my stupid ankle.

X-Rays, and casts and crutches, oh my!

Woke up a little before 9 am, my ankle was hurting. Came down and sat on the porch and ate breakfast. Dad and I left for the Cape Urgent care. Got there and checked in by 9:55 am. It was really crowded and busy. They didn't accept our insurance so we have to pay and submit a claim. We waited until about 10:40am ish. Got called back into a room. Had my blood pressure, temperature and x-rays taken. Waited for a long time until the Physician's assistant came in and said it wasn't broken! She told me to stay off my ankle, ice it. She gave me crutches and an air cast splint.

Came home to letters from Grandma Zelda and Grandma Genie, and a postcard and a letter from Lindsay. Came in, had lunch and watched Ugly Betty and wrote back. Watched about 5 episodes. Then watched a 16 & Pregnant where are they now and had some macaroni. After mom and dad came home and ate dinner, we got ready to go tot he mall. We left around 9 pm and parked at the part right in front of TIna's photo shop. We talked to her for a while and I got 1 big photo of beach tags and 2 small photos of a snowy house and a hydragea plant in front of COngress Hall. Got ice cream from Bliss and talked with the owners for a while. Came home and get ready for bed.

Tuesday morning rain is falling (not really)

Woke up this mornign around 10:40 am and my ankle was really hurting me from tripping at Harpoon Henry's. We left to eat at George's. Dad drove us there and we parked really close, because my ankle was really painful to walk on. dad had blueberry pankcakes, Mike had choc. pancakes, mom had a taylor pork roll sandwich and  I had banana french toast. We had scrapple and sausage on the side (scrapple is a flat patty sausage - a NJ delicacy).

While dad paid for lunch, we went into Across the Way in the mall. Mom and I both got Cape May heart map necklaces that were so cute. We came home and put the leftovers away. MOm, dad and Mike left to go antiquing. I stayed home to scrapbook and ice/elevate my leg. I watched Ugly Betty and Teen Wolf while scrapbooking. I moved to the chair after dinner and watched 16 and pregnant adoption special. Then I watched Pretty Little Liars, showered and watched the new Teen Mom in bed.

we decided tomorrow I needed to go to the Urgent care in Cape May to have xrays of my ankle to make sure that nothing is wrong with it. I broke the same ankle back in 2006 and I don't think it was ever as strong since then. fingers crossed!

xo, capemaychick

Hot today, 90 degrees!

Woke up late this morning, around 10:30 am even though my alarm clock was set for earlier. Malia came in my room and got me up since we had to take her to the ferry. Got up, ate and got dressed. The Kheivs decided to take the 1 pm ferry so they could go to the outlets. SO before leaving with Malia, we said Goodbye to the Kheivs. Left around 11:30 to take Malia to her ferry....we were on the late side! The the terminal by 11:40pm. I walked her in, got the ticket and took the elevator to the walkway. Went back to the car. Then we went to our friend Tina's house! We saw her cats... Higby, Sabrina, Moxie, Gracie, Sparky, Bongo, Howard, Arnold, Holly, Bubbles, Bijou, Dipstick and Maui.

After that we went to Harpoon Hnery's. Very underwhelming. Had a fish sandwich that was good. Stepped off a step funny and my ankle was bothering me. Probably nothing though. Went to the Acme to pick a few things up. I printed some pictures to work on my scrapbook later. Had letters from Lindsay and Grandma Zelda waiting for me. Went upstairs to write back. Denise was here on the poch and we talked to her for a while. When she left I got a bike out and left for the mailbox by the postoffice and the mall.

I got my friend Vero 3 smurt pins. Then I got taffy and a little Wooden Cape May sign that says Surf, Fun, something else I forg4et. Came home, will go to the mall again tonight. Went to Pearl Street and only saw Lotta (kitty). There were 2 orange cats on the porch. Came back and ran into another neighbor walking her dogs. Gave her the cookies we baked. her husband came out to say hi as well. Then a lady from the house  nexdt to them came out and we ended up talking to her. she said she misses her dog and cats - all rescues! We came back home for tuna sandwiches on the porch. Then another neighbor from around the corner, her daughter stopped by with her sun and dog. We talked to her for a bit and then gave her the cookies. We finished dinner and went to the arcade instead of the mall. I played mostly skeeball and some slot machines. Got a BFF 2 pieces of a heart necklace to share with Malia. Got postcards from Morrow's and then did the photobooth with Mike and mom. Got fudge and came home.

Wildwood and Stone Harbor

Woke up this morning at 9:50 am. Everyone got dressed, ready and had breakfast. Then Krista took me, Malia, Julia, Mason and Michael into Wildwood around 11 am. We got there and drove all around looking for the boardwalk. The Doo Wop museum was closed . So we parked in a parking lot and we went onto the boardwalk. We looked for the Pork Roll sign place but couldn't find it. We went into a ton of stors. We ate lunch at a place called Hot Spot #4. Everyone had hamburgers except Mike who had a hot dog and me who had a pork roll. Went into a "boardwalk mall". I got a zebra watch, a cat's meow of the Wildwood sign (Mike got one of the tram car), and 9 cat postcards.

Then we decided to head into Stone Harbor, the next town over. We drove around for a while and couldn't find the boardwalk. Mom told us the address for Terry Ivory ( a jewelry store we usually go to in Ocean City, but there was one in SH). So we parked, filled the meter and poked around in the stores. Found Terry Ivory. Mom wanted more of these earrings she had bought and I chose strawberries and coral for her. We also bought 2 charms for her and I got a pair of star fish earrings. Went home after that.

Mom and dad's friend Lori was there with her daughter Jana. Everyone went to the beach. It was windy, cold but I found 2 pieces of white beach glass. Came home, showered and ate dinner. Malia and I headed into the mall for our alst shoppings. I got a headband, pillow liners and soap saver at Bathtime. We went to the boardwalk, took pictures in the photobooth and had funnel cake. I scored a 670 in skeeball! Helped Malia back. Tomorrow her ferry is at noon.

xo, capemaychick

Blissful tastes

Woke up this morning around 10:30 am and went downstairs around 11:15ish. Sat with Malia, Krista and Julia and talked. MOm and dad brought home bagels. Had a 1/2 breakfast 1/2 lunch bagel, our honorary tradition. After everyone showered and got dressed, we headed to the mall via Pearl Street. We only saw Misty. And an orangie cat on the deck. At A Place on Earth mom bought me some cool Cape May soap scrub, soap and sex on the beach soap. We went to Splash and we saw and ear tipped grey feral cat by Pearls. At Splash we left my contact info about getting my red beach glass made into a necklace!

After that we went to Wahle's Tale and I got a mini adironack chair photo frame. Then we went to Tina's photography shop and then got ice cream at Bliss. I had half of a blackberry chocolate custard and half honey fig goat cheese.  Which sounds disgusting but was delicious. Came home and chilled. Then our cousins Carol, Walt and Scott came. We got pizzas from Louie's. We chatted for a long time. They left and we all got ready for bed. Tomorrow is Malia's last full day and I'm bummed!

xo, capemaychick

Baking cookies

Friday July 15, 2011

Woke up around 11:30 am. Got up, went downstairs and had easy mac. Pretty nice out, at least it's not humid. Mom, Malia and I went to Splash. Mom bought me the blue druzy earrings. Went to Patricia jackson's. We brought Great Grandma Regina's ring. They're going to call back with an estimate for a blue topaz stone. Dad picked us up and we went to CVS so I could print pictures. Then we went to Acme to get more food. Came home and had lunch. Then Malia and I spent three hours making two batches of cookies while watching Ugly Betty.

Malia and I left for the beach when we finally finished baking, and we were there for an hour. Came home and showered. Love that outdoor shower! Mom got us sandwiches and fries from Zoe's. Ate dinner and waited for Julia and Krista to arrive. They got her arond 9:30 pm, they took the 7:45 pm ferry. Helped them carry stuff into their room. We left around 10 pm to go check out the mall.

A Place on Earth was closed and I was dissapointed. Went into Henry's and got snail earrings! Then Bathtime, where I got another perfume rollerball in Waterlily scent. Malia got the $31 perfume she had been looking at for days. Then we all went into Whale's Tale and Malia got her beach glass keychain which she had also been looking at for a while. We walked down past Tina's photo shop and then walked back along the boardwalk. I had major hiccups and couldn't get rid of them. Got home, had a snack and everyone did their own bedtime stuff.

How is Cape May almost over? I've only gotten 2 letters so far, both from Lindsay.

xo, capemaychick

She had me at meow!

This morning I woke up at 8:30 am becasue my room was warm. I read my book, "Ten Things We Did (But Probably Shouldn't Have)". And then I watched Ugly Betty and then I read some more. Malia and I had waffles with nutella for breakfast.

We came back upstairs to my room and watched Full House together and I wrote postcards and rewrote my shopping list! After eating macaroni and cheese for lunch, I came upstairs and finished my book, it was SO good! I devoured it. Now Krista can take it home :)

Then Malia and i went to the Post Office and I got more stamps. Found out that postcard postage went up 1 cent to 29 cents, so now all my postcards are probably going to come back here :( I saw some of Harry's cats, including Lotta. Got dressed and went to the beach. It was so incredibly pleasant. Then we came home, showered. The kidlets went to surfshack, so good. Malia and I ran back home and got our sweatshirts. Then we went back to the movie on the beach, "Jaws!" It was really good (I've seen it before). It was cold and windy. So fun, we had a great time. Came home, had a little bit of brownies and took a rinse off shower to get the sand off! Krista and Julia (Mason's mom and sister) come tomorrow night! Can't wait.

xo, capemaychick

Teen Mom!

Today mom and dad met our cousins Barbara and Murry at George's and left around 10:40 am. She came in and told me that they were leaving and left me money for lunch. But none of us kidlets including me got up until noon. Mom and dad came back with Barbara and Murray. We talked for a while and then Malia and I left to go get lunch from Zoe's Beachfront Eatery. It was soo hot, we got our cheesteak and left. Came home and ate it. Actually very good!

Malia and I watched last night's Teen Mom together. Then we left to all go into Wildwood and pick out our embroidery. It came out great. We saw two of the dogs that are owned by people who work in the shop. Their names are Brealey and Bowson. We got lots of sweets and ravioli and the Ravioli house. We came home and I watched Teen Wolf and wrote postcards.

Had BLTs w/turkey for dinner. Then Malia and I went to the mall. I got emery boards, a huge jar of soap scrub from A Place on Earth, a Cape May sweatshirt, a mini wheelbarrow to hold jewelry and some PRESENTS :D from different stores for different people. And the new intouch magazine with teen mom on the cover, for Malia and I to read at the beach.

Slapstick wake up

Tuesday July 12, 2011: Malia slammed a pillow into my face multiple times to get me up this morning around 10:30 am. Got up, got dressed and ready to go to Wildwood. Dad got a call that the embroidery wasn't ready, so we didn't go. Malia and I ate lunch, did mani-pedis by ourselves and then watched the end of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Then we spent three hours baking cookies, because there was only 1 rack in the oven so we could only bake one tray of cookies at a time.  Baked them at 325 degrees for a little over 12 minutes. After baking we chilled, had a snack and left for Ocean City at 6pm. Dad dropped Malia and I off by Terry Ivory (usually a really great jewelry store) but it was really dissapointing. I didn't get anything! We shopped in the junk shops and I got one of those hair/feather extentions that clips in. I was so freaked and  happy about that :)

Then we had a slice of pizza pie at Mack and Manco's. Then we went on the beach to take pictures and the ocean was ice cold. We had Kohr Bros. ice cream. We looked in Terry Ivory again with mom and my cousin Jenn. She got a necklace and earrings. The boys did go karts, then we came home. Showered and had a 1 am cookie snack!

Woke up in the mornin' and was in Cape May!

7/10 Sunday: Woke up this morning around 10:45 am. Had a text from Malia that she might catch the 12:45 pm ferry instead of the 2:45 pm. I went downstairs and had half of an Avalon bagel. I came back upstairs and watched the last half hour of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on ABC family. Then I left and went to the Surf Shack. I had a really good pork roll sandwich. Mike and Mason met me and we shared fries. I poked in Morrow's Nut House. At Down by the Sea I got a Sea Mist bookmark. Came home and read more of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Mom and dad picked up Malia and came home. I helped settle her in. Then she and I left for the beach! It was crowded. Came home and showered, almost couldn't open the outdoor shower door! Got dressed. We had crab fingers, sushi and scallops for dinner. Malia and I went to the mall. I got a soda tab wristlet, earrings, a seahorse pendant, a jar from bathtime, footspray and little soap. We got a funnel cake from the surf shack and then played a few rounds of skeeball, came home and went to bed. Not sure what we're doing tomorrow, maybe cookie baking!

The Chronicles of Cape May

If we ever get out when we say we will, it will be if we can step through a closet door to Cape May, just like Narnia (we saw a door on the side of the road and I mentioned that "maybe it was the door to CM"). The car and roof rack were packed very full this year. Krista and Julia came to say goodbye as we (including Mike's friend Mason - Krista's son, Julia's brother) left at 12:47pm for Cape May! There actually was room to comfortably fit all 3 of us kids in the backseat. Stopped at the Barnes and Noble in Bowie, MD to pee before the Bay Bridge. I got another copy of Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson, in paperback for dad to read - Malia will def have to read it while we're at the beach, it's the best book!

About 20-30 minutes appx of Bay Bridge back up. Once we got over we had yummy fried chicken at Holly's. We only ordered the two piece meal because no room in the car for leftovers! We stopped at a Maryland Antique store. Mom and Dad got three coffee cups and I got a cute cat figurine that looks like Piper. It was 75% off of $5 so it was $1.25, a true bargain!

We missed our 5:15pm ferry reservation by 20ish minutes. Hung in the ferry terminal and then took the 6:15pm ferry. We were the second car on. I bought two postcards, read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and then watched dolphins in the bay. We got home, brought in all the stuff from the car. I went off to the mall. I got my favorite body scrub (sex on the beach scent), four pins from Across the Way, conditioner from Bath Time (Honeysuckle scent) and an on sale octopus necklace from Henry's. Picked up fudge and came home. I had cheesetake from Louie's that mom and dad brought home. Mom and dad went to Wawa for water and I unpacked and set up my room while watching the end of HP & the Goblet of Fire on ABC family on tv. The kids all showered and relaxed before bed.

Malia comes tomorrow!

xo, capemaychick