Tampa

We went to Tampa to visit mom and dad for Thanksgiving and had a wonderful time! We wish they lived closer, but it sure is nice to visit the beach. :) Mom and Dad rented a hotel room right on the bay for me and Charles. It was awesome! We had a dock right out our back door that Charles and the kids fished off of. They caught 3 catfish I think. Daddy took the boys to the Aquarium one day, so that was a TON of fun for them. Charles and I got to go out by ourselves one night, which was awesome. It was a great trip! The only drawback was that we drove overnight to get there AND to come home. That was no fun for Charles, but it had to be done. I hope all of you had a fantastic Thanksgiving holiday!

King Size Beds

King size beds are the bomb! They are awesome! I can't wait to get myself a King Size Bed!

Charles and I went to Myrtle Beach this past weekend for his Annual Training Conference (ATC). His sister June was gracious enough to keep the boys for us all weekend so that we could go alone. We had a great time. We stayed in a 2 bedroom condo with TWO king size beds, living room, full kitchen, 2 full baths. It was great. Friday we both had classes to attend. Mine were optional, but I went anyway and bored myself to death. I enjoy being tortured apparently. Saturday I opted to stay at the house while Charles went to classes. Ahhhh....I slept late, then did my nails out on the screened in balcony overlooking the lake. After that I lounged while watching Snapped on Oxygen and college football. It doesn't get any better than that. Charles got released at 2:00 and we went to a late lunch at Red Lobster. Mmmmmmm. Saturday night was our formal dinner and awards ceremony. YAWN! It was fun to get dressed up, but the banquet and speaker are just BORING! Oh well. Sunday Charles and I played hangman while NOT listening to the classes on suicide prevention and domestic violence. After we were released we went to lunch then headed to pick up the boys.

The boys had a BLAST at Aunt June's house over the weekend. Even Carter didn't miss me. *sniff sniff* J/K I'm glad they had fun. They played video games with their cousins all weekend and pretty much didn't sleep. LOL

Now we're back to normal. They're in school and I'm recovering from being gone for 3 days. We're leaving Wednesday to go to Tampa for Thanksgiving with mom and dad. We all can't wait for that trip. We love visiting mom and dad. They even rented us a hotel ON the beach that Charles and I will get to stay at alone for at least 1 or 2 of the nights. ;) We're just getting all kinds of couple time. It's great! We'll be home for 2.5 weeks before we leave again to go to Gatlinburg for a long weekend with extended family. That is another trip that we're very excited about! We rent a chalet for the weekend with my aunt and her 2 adult daughters and their families. And this year there is a brand new baby to love on while there. Can't wait!! Then Christmas is here. Busy busy busy. *Hopefully* Charles will get to live with us again at some point during that time period. They told him March while we were at ATC, but he's going to try to make it happen NOW. He was supposed to be in NC for 12 months. Well, he left last year the Monday after Thanksgiving, so his 12 months are up. Now they want to extend it 4 months. That does NOT work for me! So, wish us luck there.

My introduction

Howdy! I hope to keep up with this blog for my own benefit mostly, just to record the cute/frustrating/smart/wonderful things the boys do everyday that will be forgotten if not written down. If you read it, great! I hope it makes you laugh and see that NO family is perfect. LOL If you choose not to read it, that's cool too and I'm obviously talking to myself right now. :)

My boys are 6 and 7 years old and, of course, I think they're wonderful...most of the time. Okay, when they're asleep they're perfect little angels. :) They keep me busy and crazy, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I've been married to my wonderful husband for 13 years now and we have a great life.

Okay, let's start with Chad. He's my oldest at 7 and just amazes us everyday with the wise things he does and says. He's wise way beyond his years and fascinates me. I can't wait to see what he does with his life. He loves to play basketball, which should start any day now.

Then there's Carter. He's 6 and just a delight. He is so sweet and cute and just loves to please. He loves to dance, but won't take dance lessons because he doesn't want anyone telling him how to dance. He just wants to feel it in his body. LOL (His words, not mine)

Well, I guess that's enough for right now. Hopefully I'll get in the habit of writing often. I used to write every day almost every little mundane thing that we did and I just got out of the habit. Sigh... Life gets in the way sometimes, you know?