And so Monday it will begin...

I have decided I will get back into the groove of things then. I have dug out my daily planning sheets. I might even have to dust off my homemakers notebook! Like I said previously, I want to spend the summer having fun. So next week Im going to work very hard cleaning up and coming up with a summer routine. By routine though, I am being lax. I dont want to say this and this will be done on this day and so on. Because we are known to pack up last minute and head to somewhere or go do something fun. Im thinking I will just have a list of what must be done that week. And will plan accordingly. So I will enjoy this weekend of carefree-ness. Because first thing on the list for Monday morning--Zumba!

Summer will start in this house soon!

Next Wednesday is Eric and Tina's last day of school. Hopefully by the end of next week, Ill have the house summer ready. Id like to spend the least time possible cleaning this summer. Id rather play! I want to go on day trips and spend time at home out by the pool. And of course, I want to scrapbook! I have been slacking this year on that. Hopefully I can get a table that way I can scrap outside some while they kids are playing. I have been slowly filling the pantry with food for the summer. The stores lately have been having lots of good 10 for $10 sales. As long as its stuff we use, I have been stocking up. There are also some summer projects I want to do but will post later. Cant wait for summer to start!! Love it1

Something to celebrate!!

My dad has his follow up PET scan this week. I have been anxiously waiting the results. Well I just got a copy of the email results that were sent to my dad. It showed only a small area that lit up on the scan and no Lymph nodes were infected. And they said that area was very small!! Im so glad the aggressive treatment worked. And Im proud of my dad, I know it was a hard road and there were times when he wanted to give up. He still has some problems eating but that is due to a sore from the radiation. Which will heal in time.

Well hello there!!

I know its been awhile! The last few weeks I have been in a blah mood. Not 100% positive why, but I do believe I have figured it out and have gotten rid of that problem. So now the summber begins..well almost!! Sara graduated the 3 year old program. Eric and Tina have 8 days of school left. We have made a few plans for the summer-baseball games,camp, MOMS Club activities and some pool time. I have also signed up to do a 90 pages in 90 days challenge with scrapbooking. I also would like to loose 25 pounds by the end of the summer. I have been going to the gym, but not as much as I want. So Im gonna kick that up a notch. Ohhhh, I also canned for the first time. Well, I made freezer jam, does that count? Im going to see what else I can do this summer. Id like to have the freezer and pantry stocked by late fall. And there are some projects Id like to do around the house, but thats another post!!!

Happy Mothers Day

Today my day didnt start out as I would have liked. Someone had an attitude because he couldnt go out crabbing and as usual I took the brunt of that. But after that we headed out to the berry farm to pick berries. After that we went to Colonial Beach and played on the beach for a few hours. We then came home to eat dinner. And for dessert....My butterfly ice cream cake!! Which was one of my presents. I also got flowers, a candle and a cookbook. And of course my night didnt turn out that great either. Hopefully all of you had a better day then me!!

Reflections

Rough day today. A charter member of the firehouse passed away this morning. Then shortly after that we had a accident, which one of the two women in the car died. They have several family members in our community. I prayed for both of these famlies as well as our firehouse family. May the Lord lift all of us up during this time and give us the strength to cope. As I posted on my FaceBook tonight, "Hug your babies and call your loved ones". They might not be here tomorrow.

Been awhile..

I just realized I havent written since last month. Sooo where to begin? Well after being sick for almost 4 weeks, I am finally better. It took a big toll on me and hopefully I will be getting back to my normal self. Last week we took the kids to Great Wolf Lodge. We had so much fun. It was a great time. This past weekend John and I went away for a late 10th anniversary getaway. We went to Ocean City. We stayed in a ocean/boardwalk front hotel. We also had a Jacuzzi suite. It was very nice to get away without the kids. The girls will start soccer this week as well. I cant wait, that will be so much fun to watch them play.

My dad is still hanging in there. He is waiting to take the tests to see if further treatments are needed. He has lost 52 lbs. He has his good and bad days. But Im sad to say that him and my brother arent talking and have decided to part ways. This is the best thing for them at this point. I hope at some day they will mend their relationship but not sure if that is going to happen.