Summer Reading

Been doing some reading since Summer has begun. I still have quite a few I would like to start on. Some of the books I have read are :

1. all of the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris (9)
   
2. Mercy thompson series by patricia briggs (4)
   
3. alpha & omega series also by Patricia briggs (2 books)

4.P.C.Cast House of night series (3)


I have waiting for me is:

1. The constant Princess
2. The Other Boleyn Girl
3. The Boleyn inheritance
4. The queens fool
5.The virgins Lover
6. The vampire Diaries books 1-4
7.Hunted (house of night)

Books I wish to read later:
Jane Austins Pride & Prejudice

Let the cleaning commence

So today started off poorly waking up with a nasty migrain that had carried over from the night before. Fortunately I had some meds left and the headache dissapated. So I finally got up, got Elora dressed and hair done, the boys got dressed and begged to play video games, so while they were doing that I finally tackled the task at hand, which was our very messy office space and craft room. Let me tell you it was a long time and coming. It was 5 grocery bags full of trash and very gritty. Swept it all up and now it looks great! Almost afraid of going in there and creating in fear of making it messy again!

Took the boys to the youth center while Miss Elora played at her best friends house which is only two doors down. Now that the house has been clean been lounging around, waiting on the laundry to be finished, watching one of my all time favorite movies "Pride & Prejudice". Got to love the summer time.

Time really does just fly by

In 3 short weeks the kids will all be back at school again. Elora will be entering elementary school and will be a proud Kindergartner. She is excited as can be to be going to school along with her brothers. I really do hope this excitement continues through out her school years. It is amazing watching the twinkle in her eye when she gets things right, writes her letters, numbers, and names, and has even tied her own shoes. She learned much earlier than the boys did that is for sure.

This month we are just relaxing, enjoying the next couple weeks off, then celebrating our 10 year wedding anniversary, along with Mark's 12th year in the navy, the kids going back to school, and hopefully fall weather approaching us soon!

We had plans to go to Savannah, but with the scheduling it fell through but hopefully we will make it in September. We also will have to reschedule our anniversary trip cause my friend who was going to watch the kids has her mother coming in which is fine. We will go that first weekend in September and have a great time.

I do have some pics to post but need to resize them and being I am on the netbook I will do it another post. I've been reading a couple series. I am all done with the Sookie Stackhouse series until the next one which I believe is next May, I have read all but hunted in the House of Night series, I have started reading the Boleyn series by Philippa Gregory, and waiting on book 1&2 in the Vampire Diaries series. I did read the Patricia Briggs series Mercedes Thompson which were good and a new book should be coming out soon to that series I think this fall. I am glad I have reconnected with my love for books and reading. I am also glad that Elora has absorbed my love for books as well.

Until next time, blessed be and good day!

A late Friday night

So it is late on Friday night well to be technical it's bright and early on Saturday morning. Friday was a decent day even though poor Mark had to work even though it was supposed to be his day off. Thanks to a POS Master Chief that works in the building who is way off his rocker. So unfortunately my oil didn't get changed, and I do need a tire patch and we are going to attempt to have the hobby lobby do it on base even though the auto port is there it is expensive and slower than molases on a hot summer day lol.

Mark got home and I took the boys to the youth center which they have lunch, Elora stayed home with daddy and had a nice 2 hour nap. I went out to target to get a few things and catch up with a good friend. We went to a couple different targets, then to a couple craft stores, suprisingly and most amazingly I didn't want to buy any crafts, pens, copics, nothing! I was not only shocked at myself and super surprised hehee.

Got home and got ready and the kids got to pick where they wanted to go to eat. They picked Chili's which we haven't eaten in a long while. They had a great 3 course meal for $20 going on so our meal wasn't super expensive. Then Mark surprised the boys (and myself) and we went and got a new router to hook up so that the boys can shop the wii channel with their wii points card Mark picked up but I can connect my netbook with out having to have an extra provider to pay. So here I am blogging away at almost 2 am enjoying the high speed my little netbook is providing. Mark fell asleep playing with the wii channel and wii mii's which were totally cracking me up. Can you imagine? There were characters like billy mase, edward cullen, spider man, snoopy, and many many many more. I am now listening to today's "Young and the restless" while I type away to my hearts content! Gotta love todays technology and the spoils it gives us!

We were supposed to go to Savannah this weekend but being we didn't get a chance to do a couple things like get the tire patched up and the van is in desperate need of an oil change I didn't want to chance a 2+ hour drive with the kids and us being stranded somewhere. Plus it has been nasty thunderstorming and we'bve heard that due to the "ghosts" of Savannah that lots of the merchants close super early nightly. Mostly by 6 pm and well what a waste that would be huh! So we will make it down there sometime in September and hopefully the weather will be cooler and maybe even the leaves changing?? That would be a dream picture senario! But we will make it down there some time soon.

I can't believe it's already August. We've been here exactly one year here in Mayport Florida. It's been a tough year with many ups and downs but we are so much better here than we were in Virginia! In about 3 weeks school is about to begin and our baby girl is going off to Kindergarten! Wow what an amazing time she will have. Andrew will be surrounded with familiarness, and Caleb will be charming his way through 2nd grade. I can't believe they will all be in school together! Amazing. Well let me ramble on another night. Blessed be everyone!

Sickies go AWAY!

Our Poor house was plagued with the sickies. You all will not believe how glad I am to have a healthy happy family again! I really was disappointed in our friend who didn't tell us until we were leaving her house that her kids had this nasty stomach virus. Low and behold two days later I got it. It was one nasty hot mess. Thankfully it was the weekend so Mark could take care of the kids and try and keep them away from me as much as possible. Three out of the Five of us got it which sucked. Poor Caleb got it first out of the kids and he was the mildest case only throwing up 3 times before feeling completely better. Elora got it too and threw up for 48 hrs which was just awful for her but today she and I are back to our normal selves and feeling better than we have been in the last 4 days! Hopefully the sickies stay FAR,FAR, AWAY!!!!

And away we go...

So we got Caleb a bike for his birthday, he has been practicing with the training wheels and hopefully soon he will be wheel-less. Elora is excited bout it too and tries to practice on his bike too, even though she has her own bike but it is a little larger than we thought. But here are some pics and even a few random ones too lol


feeling his way through


getting the hang of it


apparently Elora's flip flops didnt agree


Our red cheeked little girl


Mark looking thrilled in his new uniform lol


Has daddy wrapped around all 10 fingers and all 10 toes!

Tea For Two (Father's Day)

We had a nice mellow Father's day this year. The kids presented a card I had made that they had signed and even made coupons for their dad to use with sayings like "one good massage", "lots of XoXoXo", ect. It was super cute and he loved them.

Elora especially had her own surprise for her Daddy and she set up a tea party in her room. It was one of the cutest things ever!


Presenting Tea For Two!


yes her daddy fit his tush in that tiny chair


Having a wonderful time!


enjoying her LPS treat lol


Mark & I at the end of the day!