Me & The Monkey

2018-04-30T19:43:00.001-04:00

Chillin at Sky Reef, Cozumel

My sister and I hold Mango juice as we munch on calamari. Soon we will be in the water snorkeling. What a fun day at sky reef! We got to Snorkel, Relax, and play in the sand, who doesn’t love that! As we sip on juice my dad talks about how clear the water is. We listen with intensity as he describes what it will look like when we go snorkeling, and it turned out to be better than he described it! What an amazing experience!

Sheets Gap

2015-10-19T14:23:00.000-04:00

This week I went to Sheets Gap. We stayed in our church friends cabin. It was tons of fun. After we got settled in I went inside grabbed a root beer and helped my church friends build up a leaf pile. Then we took a walk to a graveyard and played hide and seek tag. Then we walked back. After that we went to the cabin and hid so when the rest of our friends came we would scare them but we didn’t scare anybody. After that we went and set up our tent and went to a vine swing and swung but then one of the adults went on and the vine broke! Then all of the girls wanted to share a tent so we set up another tent and then we were called up to take a picture and if we took a good picture and paid attention then we would get a candy corn and I was the first won to get one!

After that everybody got their sleeping bags and moved them into the bigger tent. After that we went to dinner I had mac and cheese and a hot dog and some tortilla chips.

Then we went outside and made smores. I ate three it tasted so good! After smores we got in our nightgowns and went down to the tent. First, two of my church friends left then another one did and that left me alone in the tent so when I woke up I went to sleep with my mom and my sister.

Then next morning we woke up and I went upstairs and played with some of my friends. Then we ate breakfast and went outside to find parts of my tent that had blown away. Then we packed up and left.

Sheets Gap

Hanging Rock

2015-09-05T20:21:00.000-04:00

One morning my family got up really early and got in the car and drove to Hanging Rock. The first thing we did when we got there was we went down to a lake. It was more like a tremendous swimming pool. The water was perfectly clear and there was a diving board, a deep end, and a shallow end. It also had a huge dock with a lifeguard stand. It was so cool, but sadly we didn’t bring our bathing suits.

After that we went to a ranger center we looked at some cool badges and got enough for 4 people.

Then we went across the road and on a trail. The trail was long and tiring but

when we got to the top it was scary and breathtaking! After that we took a

picture of me and my sister Caroline. Then one of all 4 of us, and then a

picture of our feet in front of the beautiful mountains.

On our way we saw a black snake! We followed it a little ways into the woods but then we let it go away. After that we hiked the rest of the way back and we were happy because we didn’t have to hike uphill a second time!

I'm coming back

2015-06-16T23:11:00.002-04:00

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OOPS...COWBOY SANDWICH RECIPE - EASY

2011-09-06T20:26:00.001-04:00

Ingredients & Tools
Butter
Bread
Egg
Pepper
Jelly or Jam

Juice glass
Pan
Spatula
Spreading knife

Lightly butter pan on low heat
Use juice glass to cut a hole in the center of a slice of bread (slice must stay in tact)
Remove hole and toast it
Place slice in the pan
Crack egg in the hole and cook to your taste
Flip when stiff enough to hold together
Pepper to taste
Spread Jelly on the little circle toast and serve with the COWBOY SANDWICH

Granny made the best.

Thanks for the http://www.facebook.com/ reminder Amy :)

The Smurfs

2011-09-06T19:45:00.000-04:00

The Smurf Movie was really fun. We went on a rainy night on our summer vacation. I liked it because the girl Smurf had a cool dress. The Smurfs were really cool because they cleaned up the peoples house in the movie.

Daddy said it was well done (that's code for, "they did it right but he didn't like it.") Mommy said it was good too. Over all I give it two thumbs up. There was some fighting, but overall it was OK for five year olds. My sister (3yrs old) went too.

Douglas stayed home.

That's all for now

Me and The Monkey

Kindergarten

2011-08-30T21:55:00.001-04:00

Kindergarten is German and literally means Children's Garden. My first day was this week. I went to open house and found out one of my best friends was in my class. I went and played at her house today. We had fun. I also met some new friends. One with glasses just like me. I won't put their names or pictures on here until I find out if it's OK with their parents. My teachers are very nice.

Check out the cool hat we made on the first day

This is a picture of Ani and I on our first day.

We also visited Ms. R. (One of Mom's best friends)She got a new puppy and we got to meet her. She is sooo cute.

Having a broken arm has not been so hard so far. It takes a little more time to get dressed and a little more time to eat. Today we had a cowboy sandwich for breakfast. In my next post, I'll give you the secret recipe. My Dad says that Granny (my great grandmother) made the best cowboy sandwiches ever!!!!

Happy Anniversary Uncle Mack and Aunt Katie from Me & The Monkey

2011-08-24T23:07:00.000-04:00

Yes, THE Monkey is in the pic :)

Moser & Gallisdorfer

2011-08-23T23:11:00.001-04:00

I finally got my cast. It's white so I can color it, but the day started off soooo much cooler. First of all, when we were leaving the farm, we spotted some turkeys in the field, so we went to talk to them.

If you listen closely in the first video you can hear them talking back, AND you can hear Caroline clucking in the background Then we went to McDonalds for breakfast. Someone tried to open the drive through early.

We finally got to the Dr's office, but they had quite a few emergencies to get through first. When I went back they unwrapped my arm. I couldn't move it very well. Dad said the muscles had kind of gone to sleep and that when I got the cast off we would have to wake them back up.

They xrayed it to make sure it was OK, then they washed it and put some lotion on it and put a soft cloth sock on it before molding the cast. It was easy and it didn't hurt

This is a picture of the hospital where I went when I first broke my arm. They were very, very nice.

On Tuesday I started out with a shower. Mrs. Summer gave us this cool contraption that fits over your cast and keeps it dry. Thank you Mrs. Summer.

Today also included a dentist visit to fill a cavity. This Was really no big deal. Mom and Dad were really worried, but Dr. Moser was awesome. I didn't even feel a thing. I go to:
Moser & Gallisdorfer
Winston-Salem, NC 27104-4617 (336) 768-7495 ‎

They make it fun

That's all for now,

Me & The Monkey

Wilkes Surgical/Exten Care

2011-08-22T22:25:00.000-04:00

With doctors and staff like this, why would you go anywhere else?

This is Dr. Bond.
He set my arm.

These guys are awesome. They always make me feel like
I am the only client in the office.

Thank you guys, have a great week!

That's all for now,

Me & The Monkey

Distance Contest

2011-08-21T23:26:00.000-04:00

Thank you so much everyone for following. We have viewers in Germany, Estonia, and the UK. I would like to see who is the farthest away, check in and leave a comment on the site and let me know where you are from so I can look at it on the map. Thank you again.
PS How did you like the monkey video's??

Broken Arm, Schmoken Arm!

2011-08-21T23:09:00.000-04:00

Boy am I tired of this broken arm. I still have the soft cast on......but.....tomorrow (cross your fingers) I get my hard cast and I don't have to hear so many, "stop that, don't do that, put that down, don't run, don't play, on and on and on".You can tell school is getting ready to start again, Mommy and Daddy are rushing around, and during the week we are not doing much, but the wk-ends are still pretty cool.

Saturday Daddy was in a fishing tournament and Mommy and Caroline and I went to the:

Carolina Summer Music Festival.
Jazz4kidz Takes the A Train : A Family Concert
James A. Gray Auditorium
Old Salem Visitor Center
Saturday, August 20, 2011
11 a.m.
Get ready to swing and scat to the music of Duke Ellington as the Carolina Summer Music Festival Kicks off Jazz Day with an introduction to the great music and swing of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Festival vocalist Martha Bassett joins narrator David Ford, host and producer of WFDD's "Triad Arts up Close."
Admission: $5

The Artists
Martha Bassett, vocalist
David Ford, narrator
Jacqui Carrasco, violin
Federico Pivetta, piano
Matt Kendrick, bass
John Wilson, drums
Read more about . . .
Duke Ellington
Billy Strayhorn

Here are their upcoming events.

Carolina Summer Music Festival
August 14-27, 2011
Jazz4Kidz Takes the A Train
Old Salem Visitor Center
August 20, 2011, 11 a.m.
Mood Indigo
A Tribute to Duke Ellington
Old Salem Visitor Center
August 20, 2011, 3 p.m.
Jazz Documentary
"Chops"
Old Salem Visitor Center
August 20, 2011, 5 p.m.
Mood Indigo
A Tribute to Duke Ellington
Old Salem Visitor Center
August 20, 2011, 8 p.m.
Big Band Tribute
Dinner with the Festival Brass
Old Salem Tavern
August 24, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
Different Trains
Steve Reich at 75
Krankies at the Wherehouse
August 26, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
A Salon Evening in Vienna
Old Salem Visitor Center
August 27, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
For information about Upcoming Concerts with the Carolina Chamber Symphony Players,
Visit us on the Web carolinachambersymphony.org

By the way, the above information is written and photographed by the symphony people not us. Here is their web site: http://csmf.carolinachambersymphony.org/index.html
We got to play the instuments when it was done. I got to play the bass and the drums. Caroline got to play some too.

We all took naps and went to an awesome cookout and met Daddy there. Mr. Brian and Mrs. Carrie had 15 families to their house (they must be crazy, I wouldn't want all those people playing with my toys) :). I really liked the cookout and seeing all my friends. It was hard not to play with everyone...I had to color.
Daddy caught the big fish of the tournament but it was not the right kind of fish to win. Sunday we got up and went to church. During the offering, Mommy looked at Daddy for some money to put in the plate because Daddy usually gives us all some money to put in the plate. Daddy's wallet got wet yesterday so he didn't have it. When the usher came by to hand us the plate to passs down our row, I loudly but politely said, "WE DONT HAVE ANY MONEY" and motioned for him to move on. Mommy thought this was very funny.

Hey Mr. Tyson, Look at this.
You and Mr. Joe should have come fishing :)

Sunday we went up to the farm to play and spend the night before I get my cast. We went fishing and out to dinner. I caught my first fish all by myself. Daddy usually helps in one way or another, but I set the hook, reeled him in, and pulled him up on the bank.
No I didn't cast..."I got a broken arm dude!" I got a new rod and reel. The rod was my Daddy's first rod, but the reel is new.

Can't wait for tomorrow. Thats all for now,
Me & The Monkey

The rod in this picture was given to my Daddy in 1974 or 5 by his Grandfather. It is a new reel. It was Daddy's first rod, and I caught my very first "all by myself fish" on it too. By the way...thats a pretty nice bass don't ya think?

Video from the North Carolina Zoo

2011-08-18T18:01:00.015-04:00

I love a Carousel

I could watch monkeys all day....

all day :)

That's all for now

Me & The Monkey

My Favorite Recipe from allrecipes.com

2011-08-17T21:06:00.000-04:00

Tuesday moring started off good. Dad made everyone pancakes. Pancakes are my favorite food...besides chocolate ice cream. My favorite recipe is from: http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/main.aspx .
We look for recipes that have a bazillion positive reviews. This one is: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/fluffy-pancakes-2/detail.aspx .
My Dad started trying to make them faster and easier in a blender and then Uncle Joel reminded him that pancake batter isn't supposed to be without little lumps of butter or flavor. Uncle Joel said to use a whisk and don't over do it.

The day before my sister arrived, we made pancakes.

After my nap Mama and I made dinner and I colored some thank you notes.

Thats all for now.

Me & The Monkey

Oh yeah, did I mention we fish?..a lot! Look how big this bass is.

North Carolina Zoo

2011-08-15T19:58:00.001-04:00

OK,

So Sunday and Monday were awesome. Sunday I went to my cousin's baptism. She was very happy. She didn't cry when they splashed water on her head. She kept trying to play with the book on the alter that the church gave her. My aunt and uncle looked very pretty. Then we went to lunch at Ms. Deborah's. It was yummy. We went home to take a nap. Daddy went fishing. While he was gone there was a storm and our power went out. Me and Caroline read books with Mom by using a flashlight.

Douglas' Cousins are soooooo crazy

The next morning we got up and went to the North Carolina Zoo with the family and Mema. My favorite animal was the Giraffe, but we had fun with the monkeys too. Caroline fell asleep. We got to ride the carousel, and the tram. I got to visit with Douglas' family too.

I attached a link to the zoo and their upcoming events. I hope my whole family will be able to go to BOO at the Zoo like we did last year.

The North Carolina Zoo
Here are events coming up at my Zoo
ZooCOOL                                                        August 6See zoo animals receive cool treats and learn how they beat the summer heat.
Great Apes                                                     September 17Discover the amazing lives of gorillas and chimpanzees.
ZooFESTCelebrate the spirit of fall, Saturdays in October.Native American Art, Dance,                        October 1
Music and MysteryDance to the beat of the drums and learn the legends and truths of Native American culture and history.
Parade of Puppets                                         October 8Enjoy puppet-making crafts throughout the park and join in for the giant puppet parade.
Howl-o-Ween                                                October 15Howl like a wolf and learn about red wolf conservation.
Batology                                                        October 22Discover the good nature of bats at Sonora Desert.
BOO at the ZOO                                            October 29, 30Wonder at a magical weekend of safe daytime Halloween fun. Enjoy trick or treat games, a children's costume contest and live entertainment throughout the park.

I have some more pictures and video to upload from the zoo so check back soon.

Me & The Monkey

Following Us Yet ?

2011-08-14T09:41:00.000-04:00

If you would like to follow ME & THE MONKEY, we have made it easy for you. At the top right, just under the title is a "FOLLOW BY EMAIL" box.

Douglas points to Follow By Email Box

If you type your email in the box and click SUBMIT, you will get ONE email of each new entry to the journal without having to visit the page. It makes things easier AND you can click on the pictures and they will open in large format so you can see them better or print them. Have a Great Sunday! I am going to a SPECIAL EVENT today. I will tell you about it in my next entry :)

Me & The Monkey

Getting Better

2011-08-13T17:42:00.001-04:00

Hi, Douglas says “Hi” too.

Reynolda House With Momma and Caroline

After my doctors appointment on Thursday we went and picked up my cousin Ani at my Uncles law office. (If you ever need help in North Carolina you can call my uncle 336 838-1111) I said hey to everyone at the office, Sally, Sharon, Nancy, Ms. Kathy, Darlene, and Kim. Then we went up to the farm with Daddy while Momma went and visited with Aunt Dah. Aunt Dah and Margi’s flowers were beautiful. After we picked peaches we went to Uncle Will’s house and ate pizza with Ani. I don’t like pizza so I ate yogurt and a banana. Douglas says I must be the only kid in the world who doesn’t like pizza, but I think he just wanted my banana.

Momma painted my nails Friday morning and my sister and I played “Broken Arm”. Oh, I forgot. I had to take a bath too, it wasn't very hard. We just put a bag on my arm.

I want to say thank you to everyone who stopped by or sent a card or a little present. Mack and Katie sent me balloons. They also sent balloons to my little sister because she has a hard head and when she fell she hurt the groundJ.

My Cousin Colin sent a picture of a horse, I really liked that. Mr. Tyson’s daughter called to check on me.

Nana and G-pa have also been checking on me.

Colin's Horsey Picture

Friday afternoon we went to Reynolda House and Gardens and looked at all the flowers and the museum. My favorite thing in the house was the kitchen. I liked the toys too. My favorite toy was the Snow White doll. My sister said she was mad because she didn't get to ride in a wheel barrow...that's what she calls a wheelchair. They don't allow strollers inside, so they let me ride in a wheelchair. They were very nice. I even got to ride in the old elevator.

Friday night I headed to Mema’s to spend the night. We went to a show that her neighbor was in. She was a dancer in the show. My arm is still doing good, but I am tired of taking it easy.

That’s all for now,

Me & The Monkey

No Cast Yet UUUUUGH!

2011-08-11T22:26:00.002-04:00

Man is Douglas Mad. I am too.

We drove all the way to Wilkesboro and expected to get my cast and I didn’t get it. I have to wait ten more days with the soft cast to make sure all the swelling goes down before they put a hard cast on….uggggh.

Waiting in the Dr's office

OK, after I rode the horse the next morning and went to the flea market I started feeling a little sick from the anesthesia. It was a little nausea. Then we went to eat lunch with Mama Cat and my family. Daddy said that chocolate ice cream helps bones get better and that we would have to eat a lot of chocolate ice cream over the next few weeks.

Checking my soft cast

After lunch we headed back to my house so we could get things situated. Everybody took a nap because we were sooo tired. Dad went out for groceries and chocolate ice cream and Mema came over for dinner.

New x-rays...everything looks good

The next day Momma and Caroline went to Bible school while I stayed home to rest. I was able to go to Bible school for an hour to see my friends. Momma Cat came over that afternoon. Gram brought over some cupcakes and Leapster toys for Caroline and me since we have to be calm for a few days. We took it easy and watched a movie that night. On Wednesday I ran errands with Dad while Mom and Caroline went to Bible School. I haven’t needed any more medicine other than basic Tylenol for the past two days.

Chocolate Ice Cream...mmmmm

Mema brought dinner over and some books. After dinner we played Candy Land and worked in our books. I really haven’t had any trouble sleeping.

Mema, Caroline, and Me working a puzzle

Today, after my doctor’s appointment we went to get my cousin Ani. Boy that was fun.

More tomorrow,

Me & The Monkey

You break a bone

2011-08-11T12:35:00.000-04:00

Douglas says Hi,

Let’s talk about what happens when you break a bone. Right after it broke I stood up. My first thought was that I had to have surgery. I felt like I didn’t want to tell anyone, and I cried. My Daddy grabbed me up, and I told him it hurt and that it was broken.

I was scared but it was OK

He told me it would be OK. He said we would go to the doctor and they would fix it in no time and that he didn’t think I would get a shot. My arm was bent a little, but nothing was sticking out. It felt bad and it hurt a little.

When we got to the hospital we went in the emergency room. They looked at my arm and then took pictures of it called x-rays. The x-rays showed my bones and you could see the break. They pricked my good arm with an IV to put some medicine in my body. I think this was the part that hurt the worst, but not for long. The medicine made my arm feel better and kind of put me to sleep. Then the doctor came. He looked at the x-rays and put my bones back in place while I was sleeping.

When I woke up everything was better. I was still kinda woozy, but my arm felt better and it was in a soft cast and a sling. It took a while to wake up and tell them how I felt, but after that I rolled out to the car in a wheelchair, and went home.

Long night, ready to go home

I had to sleep kind of funny with my arm up, but other than that everything was normal. They gave me some medicine for pain that helped me to sleep. I only needed the medicine for a day.

This is me the next day at lunch...no big deal

Talk to ya soon

Me & The Monkey

The details

2011-08-10T14:51:00.000-04:00

We had a good day before I broke my arm. Rachel, Ani, Caroline, and I all caught big fish.

We rode on the tractor and bikes.

My Granddaddy rides a mean kid's bike

We threw Porter his ball in the lake. We also went out on the paddle boat. We sure were happy before I broke my arm.

First we we were all going to ride in the ring.
Then all three of us got on the horse and started walking around the ring.

My sister started to fall. Rachel grabbed her. I grabbed Rachel. Gram tried to grab us all.

We all slipped off the other side.

My sister hurt the ground, Rachel hurt her head and the ground, I broke my arm. I knew it was broken the minute I stood up.

Douglas and I will tell you all about the doctor visit and what I'm doing now in the next post.

That's all for now,

Me & The Monkey

Introduction

2011-08-09T10:37:00.000-04:00

Cast up so my hand won't swell

Hi,

My name is Mary Douglas. I broke my arm this week and I decided to write a journal about my experience in case any of my friends go through the same thing and want to know what to expect.

I have some ground rules for my blog.

1. I will not write anything mean on my site.

2. There will be NO adult content on my site.

3. This is my site, not my parents. They will help me with typing and grammar.

By the way, this is Douglas. He is the Monkey. He was born at the Birmingham Zoo.

Yes, that is his brother in the AT&T commercial

I fell off a horse this week and broke my arm. We were all three riding on a horse. We lost our balance and fell off. It was Caroline (my sister), Rachel (one of my best friends) and me.
I had to go to the doctor. I was scared but Daddy promised me everything would be OK, and Mommy was there to hold my hand. The doctors and nurses gave me some medicine to knock me out. Mama Cat came to visit because she was soooo worried. They were all very nice while they were working on my arm. After they set my arm, I got to ride in a wheelchair. Now I feel much better.

The next morning I got up to ride again. I was scared, but Gram spent some time teaching us how to ride properly. Then we went to the Flea Market. Mema came to dinner and we watched a movie. I have to take it easy for a couple of days until I get my hard cast.

I'm going to watch movies and relax today. Rango just fell off a horse like me, and he got right back on.

Thats all for now,

Me & The Monkey