Sunny afternoon playing in the yard

Emily helping Ethan some battle strategies. He went to civil war camp this week. He has been for the last two years. I think he was a little disappointed this year because they did a couple of things differently. Poor guy! Its the last year he gets to go. Too old next year.
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Sponge Bob at the beach

Another test.....

Holy Cow! I have been lucky twice! In a minute I'll be runnin' out for that lottery ticket. We went to the beach to celebrate July4th. Oh, we had fun! When the sand castles didn't work for me and Emily, we decided to build Sponge Bob. What do you think? It think it's awesome. We were so relaxed. Splurged for a hotel room right on the beach. Soaked up some vitamin D. Watched the kids play. Watched fireworks from our balcony. My favorite time was the morning we left. We took the kids out to the beach early so they could play one last time before we left. Hardly anyone on the beach, the temperature was perfect. The sand was still cool to the feet. Ran around and acted silly. It was fantastic. I wish we could live there.

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Emily's boots.....ahhhhhh

This is a test....this is only a test.

I can't believe I got a picture to post. Holy cow!! I should run right out and buy a lottery ticket! Oh yes, I should.

These are Emily's boots. Grandpa Bill and Nana Ann bought them for her before we left Texas and oh how she has loved them. They have lived a good life. Her little foot did not budge in size for about 3 years. Great for the budget. But, alas, all good things must come to an end and Emily has finally grown. And so we must say farewell to our dear friends, the pink boots, that have been worn with everthing from jeans to sunday dresses. We will miss you!

Will this work?

I have a very good reason for not blogging. We are using a less expensive internet service and I cannot do anything with it. Most of the time I can't even use the internet. Weird, I know. Let's see if this will even post. Here goes frustration!

Edit #1--Holy internet batman! I can't believe that worked. Now let's see if we can upload a photo.

Edit #2--well maybe it was too much to ask for. Let's give it just one more try, shall we?

Edit #3--indeed, adding a picture was too much to ask for. We will keep trying.

Awards, awards, awards...

Ethan graduated from elementary school and is off to middle school. John is off junior high. And they all got awards. Ethan got AB honor roll and a certificate for being a Friendly Helper (he helped out in the first grade classes). John got an award for maintaining a B average in history...which is HUGE. In Virginia's goofy grading system, a B is 87-94. Crazy, right? And John has always said how much he hates history and how unnecessary it is to study because it all happened in the past. John also got 3 awards for Most Improved Student in Science, History, and English. Emily Gayle made the AB honor roll. And now summer is here. What will we do with ourselves?? Swim, go to the beach, laundry, yard work, work, work, work.....just kidding. We will try to maximize the fun times and minimize the chores.

Doritos

Sometimes you just gotta have some! And I have been craving them for two days now. I really try not to eat chips at all. I don't even like to have them in the house. I have NO willpower. Once the bag is open, they are gone. So, I finally caved today...well..and last night too....and had some. Craving satisfied. And noone will be invading my personal space. I smell too bad. Now I am craving something sweet. Go figure! I will be 300 pounds by the time I leave work.

Who doesn't love Willie Nelson

Me. But John does. He got tickets for us to see the Willie Nelson concert last night in Richmond. And this is what we looked like on our way to the concert. And I just realized, I forgot to draw myself some arms. Funny. Maybe I lost them in my battle trying not to go the concert. We did have fun. It was so hot during the day, but it cooled off and it was very comfortable. We really had a good time. Not too hot. Not too cold. Relaxing outside in lawn chairs listening to "good" music. (It's all relative.) Enjoying each other. No kids. Just us. Good times! Good memories!