Back to Normal?

I am home now and finally almost unpacked. I am a proud member of the ranks of procrastinators. My husband comes home tonight and that gives me some motivation to get things done today. Unfortunately, while I have been unpacking the two sweet girls have turned their rooms into disaster areas. So, our main project today is to make some order in those rooms. I have enjoyed looking at my new kitchen. We have also been picking blackberries from our own personal blackberry patch. It makes me feel like a pioneer woman picking berries for my family. I guess that is as close as I will get since I don't bake bread from scratch too often and I can't churn butter.

Home again.

The girls and I headed home a few days early. We just couldn't take that apartment anymore. Josh will be home middle of next week. I can't wait to use my new kitchen again. I also can't wait to see all of my Missouri friends again. It was nice to see you today BDM, why don't you leave a comment sometime.

Two Little Mermaids

Once upon a time there were two little mermaids. They loved to swim. They swam everyday in their nearby pool. What fun they had. They practiced their swimming and got better everyday. Their father King Triton was so proud he took video of them doing thier best swimming. (Pay no attention to the woman in the pool, we aren't sure who she is;))

Our Awesome Weekend!!

Although it didn't start out that way, our little family had an awesome July 4th weekend. Here is a time line of how things went:


Wednesday, July 2nd

7:00 p.m.: Jamie and girls see Kit Kittridge movie.


9:08 p.m.: Heading home from the movie, Big Sis vomits in the van.


9:45 p.m.: Girls and Jamie arrive to apartment, A/C not working, upstairs is like a sauna


11:00 p.m.: Josh arrives home to find below standard sleeping conditions.



Thursday, July 3rd

6:45 a.m.: Family awakes to no A/C, very crabby family indeed.


7:30 a.m: Family eats breakfast out to escape heatbox apartment.


8:00-8:40 a.m.: waiting outside of rental office to alert them of no A/C.


9:00 a.m.: Family arrives back to apartment getting hotter every minute.


9:o5 a.m: Jamie begs Josh to take dog to kennel and begin mini-vacation a day early.


9:06 a.m.: Josh complies. Packing quickly ensues.


9:15a.m. to 2:5o p.m.: packing, showering, driving, snacking, more driving


3:00-4:3o p.m.: search for hotel with vacancy, find one, lounge on beds enjoying A/C


4:30-6:oo p.m.: Eat at fav seafood place one last time. YUM!!


6:30-7:30 p.m.: Swim in hotel's awsome pool.


7:30-9:00 p.m.: walk on beach, dig holes in sand, watch sunset



Friday, July 4th

6:45 a.m.: Little Sis wakes up, ready for "brek-thust"


8:00 a.m.: Eat at Waffle House, blueberry waffle, mmmmmm


9:30a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Enjoy Florida's Gulfarium. Big and Little Sis love it.





12:15p.m: Drive to Pensacola, Fl


1:30-3:45 p.m.: Visit Naval Aviation Museum. Josh is like a little kid.



3:45p.m.: Drive to wrong hotel.


4:00 p.m.: Finally get to right hotel (earned free night with Marriott rewards)

Sweet bonus: hotel is in perfect viewing distance of Pensacola fireworks show.

4:15-5 p.m.: veg out in room.

5-6:30 p.m.: walk to Outback Steakhouse (a block away), Eat yummy meal.


6:30-7:00: digest

7:oo-8:00 p.m.: Swim in hotel pool.

8:00-9:00 p.m.: shower, jammies (girls)

9:00 p.m.: walk down to lobby and watch fireworks from front lawn of hotel

9:30p.m.: bedtime


Saturday, July 5th
7:30-9:00 a.m.:wake, get dressed, eat free breakfast in hotel lobby.

9:00-10:oo a.m.: check out, load up

10:00-11:30 a.m.: Drive along coast, Gorgeous!!!

11:30-12:30 p.m.: Visit Navarre Beach, played in sand and surf, so much fun!

12:30-4:00 p.m.: Travel (the scenic route) back to Alabama.

4:oo p.m.: Enter apartment, A/C is fixed, apartment cool!!!!!

Thanks for putting up with this post. I know it is a little lengthy but I really wanted to document our weekend. If I missed some time periods it was because I didn't want to bore you with too many details. Also, sorry about the spacing, I tried to fix it and it kept acting up. We had such an awesome time. Memories were made and bonding happend between the members of our family. God is awesome. I am thankful to Him for our time together and also for His awesome creation that we enjoyed. He is quite an artist.

Happier?

On the news this morning there was a report on happiness. It compared couples without children to those who had kids. The findings were that childless couples as a whole were 7% happier than those with kids. I can't imagine this. My life is so much better with kids in it. Maybe the couples with children have more stress, worry, work, financial responsibilities, etc. But that is nothing in comparison to the satisfaction, joy, love, blessings, fulfillment and on and on that kids bring into one's life.
I think the couples that were tested must have been the ones who had no desire for children in the first place. Those who are satisfied with things how they are. Before my kids came along I wanted them so much. Any opinions out there?

Little Sis is Five!!!!

My sweet girl is turning 5 at 2:56 p.m. It was a great day when our second daughter joined our family. I can't believe how fast the time has gone so far. Little Sis is outgoing, curious and fun loving. We call her our free-spirit. She is a blessing. Here is a video of her when she was two. We sang this song together every night when I put her in bed.

Happy Birthday Sugar Bear!!

The magic number.

Little sis's birthday is fast approaching. I was telling her today I didn't want her to get older. She told me not to worry that she was still little. I asked how old she would be when she wasn't little anymore. She said 7. I guess this means her big sister will cease to be little in about a month or so.