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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Summer vacation

I took the summer off from blogging. Probably not one of my better ideas since I was just starting this blog ;) Oh well. I needed the time. I am back now and I have a plan! A focus! Stay tuned and I will be sure to fill you in, but today I want to tell you what I have been up to.

I decided to take a break because I added kids for the summer. A friend needed help during school vacation so I stepped up to the plate. 6 kids 3 days a week. Whew. I am tired! I love these extra kiddos, but taking care of someone else's kid is always more tiring. I have no idea why, but that is just how it is.

Summers are great because hubby has more time off. His 12-16 hr work days suddenly become 8 hour work days and his one day off a week morphs into a normal 2 day weekend! It is bliss! It seems I can't get enough of this treasured family time. We hike, picnic, and laze about. We enjoy eachother and relish the brief moment in time that we have. Summers are for savoring.

We took a trip to Florida this year. We blew off the obligatory trip to visit the grandparents in MA and NY. I figure that we are always going to them so for once we can take a normal vacation and they can come to us if they so wish. We stayed with my cousin and her family for part of the trip and with my brother-in-law and his partner for the other half. Why on earth had we not taken advantage of having family in FL before???? It was a dream vacation. The only solid plan was a trip to Sea World (I will blog about that trip at a later date). We enjoyed the ocean and my kids learned to fish. It was perfection. In fact, it was so perfect we plan on going back winter 2011!

Well, summer is over. The 2 extra kiddos are starting school and I can now concentate on moving!

We are moving into a townhouse-style apartment 15 minutes down the road. We will be closer to everything (except hubby's job), which means less car time and more walking! We will also have outdoor space! We haven't had that in the 2 years we have lived in Missouri! Granted it isn't a house, but I am thrilled with the move.

Peace