The Air Show

The Air Show was last weekend and Alex and James got to go. Well, they sat in 1 1/2 hour traffic on the way out and then the same on the way home. So the 1 hour at the show was pleasant. James got to sit in a helicopter and was very excited. Alex made some ear plugs for James that were baby Q-tips, cut down. They didn't work so well and James wasn't thrlled about that. He was also not excited about wearing big earmuffs so Alex was able to find some rubber ear plugs for him. Those seemed to work out fine.

House Update

The house is moving along. And by moving along, I mean my backyard is all torn up. But that means work is being done, so that's good. Alex is laying the groundwork for an addition and a pool to be later installed. We figure we might as well get the basework done, so when we're ready for a pool we won't have to tear anything else up and we'll be ready to go. One of the pictures is from the front doorway looking into the dining room. The other picture is the extension of the l

iving room. I put other photos on my facebook account. We're waiting for the sprinkler guy to install the sprinkler system so we can finish the kitchen, etc. Hopefully in another 1 1/2 - 2 months we'll be in and able to have ya'll come and visit.

My Goals

Well, It seems that my goals lately consist of running errands and entertaining the boys. Hopefully we'll be able to utilize the beach and the local water parks once the summer begins. But I haven't set many goals for myself, so I don't feel like I'm accomplishing much. But I do have a few that I'm pretty good at keeping:
1. Making dinner 3x a week (some nights we do leftovers)
2. Cleaning the kitchen before bed every night
3. Picking up toys during the day and before bed every night
4. Doing 1 big grocery run for the week
5. Take the boys out on a walk at least 1x a day
6. Go to Stroller Striders 2x a week

Here are some of my new goals:
1. Wake up and get up at a consistent time in the morning
2. Pay bills weekly
3. File every other week
4. Go through my house and donate or sell stuff we don't use.

Well, it feels good to make some goals so let's hope I can keep them!!

Stroller Striders

Just so you all know that I am using my stroller and going to my stroller strider classes. I go 2x a week with my friend Hillary and we've been having a good time. We do arm exercises, sprint, suicides, Indian runs. Do you remember those? It's not politically correct I'm sure because who knows is the Indians ran like that or not. Anyway, it's where you run behind each other in a line and the person in back has to sprint up to the front. Yea, I haven't done those since high school. Some things were meant to be done only in high school. The park where we went today is not safe after dark, but I guess it's safe in the daytime.

New Video

Just Testing...

I just wanted to see if I could upload videos to my post. I'm trying to take some videos of the boys since it's so easy to do. Anyways, Alex and I were able to go away for a night and a day this past weekend. I had a babysitter come on Fri afternoon so I could go to the grocery store and get a pedicure. While I was sitting in the pedi chair, I started talking to this nice lady besides me. She's from Houston, here to visit her good friend whose daughter was getting married. We talked about the book I was reading and some other books. Turns out, she does reflexology for her friends and family. I guess I qualified as a "friend" because she gave me a hand rub using some reflexology techniques. So, all I had to do was sit back while my feet got rubbed as well as my hands and I only had to pay for the foot part. I was sad when she left because she reminded me of my mom and my mom is so far away. But, it was a very nice treat anyways.

Friday night, we got in the car and drove down South to Beaufort and stayed at the Holiday Inn. We putzed around in the morning trying to find some place to sit down and eat. There was one place we finally found. Beaufort has many islands all around it and it is a beautful place. One of my favorite books is Beach Music by Pat Conroy, and he bases his books around there. Like Parris island and I think he grew up on Beaufort. We stumbled on the soft shelled crab festival so I just had to have a soft shelled BLT. Yum!! Alex doesn't care for them so I got to eat it all! Well mostly..He took one bite which ate the whole crab, practically. So, I got the legs..

Crab season is right around the corner so I'm hoping for some crab picking for my birthday. I think that's about it for now. The boys both fell asleep on the way home from my Stroller Strider class and are still asleep. The amazing thing is that it was 11:30 am when they fell asleep and James doesn't take a nap till 2 or so. So the quiet house is nice.

Co-Op

I finally signed up for a co-op for June and July. I'm really excited and I look forward to sharing my thoughts and recipes. Hopefully, we won't get too much okra. Yuck!