Happy Belated 2010

2010 came in with a BANG!  Dad planned a roller skate night with the girls over their holiday break - we all had so much fun and yes I still remember how to get funky with it and the disco ball!  Since Christmas has been over we are in full swing with everyone doing something!  We do not yet have a photo of Shelby doing basketball, but we had her first game today.  Merry is the gymnastics lady and gets excited every week for her one hour lesson.  Zach is tied down, bundled up like the character Ralphy from The Christmas Story movie...gotta keep him warm on that bus ride to school.  Mom and the girls ring in 2010 with festive hats...our motto for this year..."Wherever were at thats where the partys at!"

My life as a blogger....

Blah, blah, blah, blah!  To see how it's really meant to be done watch the movie Julia & Julie.  Oh if only I could get my act together - oh well.

Apple Pick'n Good time...

Apple Pick'n fun 2009

As you can see Zach hit the mother load with a little help from mom, Shelb, Mer, Cousin Grant and Aunt Adrie

We thought the day would be cool, but it was blistering HOT...drip, drip, drip

My Shelby-Girl happy to have a task to do!

Merry and her buddy/cousin Grant on the hey-ride back for some COLD apple cider!

Shelby and Zachary pose for a shot - love the Willow tree in the back-drop - we ate lunch under that tree.  It was a great day with cousins and Aunt Adrie and mom and did we mention - HOT!

July Cruise

I am ashamed that I am just now getting our July cruise posted...I'm only two months off schedule! Yes, two months ago today (which now feels like a life-time ago) Jeremy and I were in another world in more ways than one! Don't get me wrong I love my kids, but I forgot how wonderful it is to be just two people enjoying the sights and sounds. Next few post promise to be more current.


Here is what Jeremy did the minute we got on the ship...



Here's what I did first...






This picture is on our actual 11th anniversary - out on a private island off the ship...

Laughter Doeth Good...

Gotta job? Lost a job? Need a laugh? Made money, lost money. Need a laugh? Buying a house, can't sell a house. Need a laugh? Thoughts of war, thoughts of peace...we all could use a little laughter. Probably about two years ago I was in a real sad place in my life and I could not manage a half-hearted smile much less even think of laughing. I had a niece visit me during those dark days and she let me listen to hours of Brian Regan on her IPOD. He has a soft place in my heart because the laughter he brought me broke months sadness. We should never ignore the troubles we may find ourselves in, but laughing can put things in perspective and make our mountains shrink. Click on a Youtube link of Brian's and don't wet your pants!