See you on the 8th

We are off tonight at 10pm! Driving thru and hoping to arrive tomorrow evening in FL at Dad's.
No laptop so I will post pics when we get home. Steve is sleeping - hope he can get enough rest to make it through tonight or at least let me get a good nap before he turns it over to me. :-)
Planning a lot of beach time and sunshine....backyard cook outs....a sponge boat ride at sunset...a dolphin cruise and Busch Gardens. We will see if we squeeze it all in.
Every one of us has the sneezes, sniffles or congestion.....hoping the sunshine will fix us all up.
Have a great couple of weeks.....miss ya all

What I have to look forward to........

And the 'thinker' - would be my comical brother - with his lemons hanging low!! He is a NUT!!

what have we been up to?

• Heading to the gym almost daily - on an average missing just one day a week
• Gathering things for the trip - where do you find size 13.5 water shoes? ugh Believe it or not Meijer.
• making lists - and more lists
• debated trading the demon van in before the trip - decided having it paid off in one year sounds better than starting a new loan
• tried to find sandals to go with my capris- no luck- but had fun on a lunch run to Payless with Beth who did not come out empty handed - my shoe and hand bag addicted friend. lol
• we borrowed a cartop carrier from our friends, the Peek's. WOW does it add height to the van - infact so much that Steve has to drive the van until after vacation because I cannot fit in the underground parking structure I park in.
• Did you get the idea that now I am trying to park the bid ol truck in the parking garage now? Could be one of America's Funniest Videos. I go to work by 735 now so I have somewhere to park and no one waiting for me to adjust!! LOL I am getting used to it.
• My brother and neice are heading home today- just talked to them from the Detroit airport. They had fun enjoyed the sunshine. 80s
• We are FL bound without Riley. She gets car sick....and is most uncomfortable for us all when we take her. The vet said we could sedate her if we needed to travel- need? nope, Steve's dad will stay here and take care of her for the time we are gone. I am sad as we have never gone without her - and we will be gone OVER a week!
• Planning to go to Busch Gardens / Tampa

I will try to post some cool pics sometime soon!!

tag! by Jill

7 random things about me

1. I loved BLACK jelly beans. Anyone else? My ultimate favorite combo is pink n black.

2. I love road trips....cannot wait to drive to Florida. I love seeing all the sites as we drive- some of the sites are just breathtaking in the mountains. And all the family time we have together feels so good - and we learn so much about each other by playing games together- so many happy memories are made whether it is a 2 hr trip north or 18.5 hrs to FL!!

3. I have worked many many jobs in all sorts of areas.....scooped icecream at a summer icecream place, Michigan's Adventure, cocktail waitress, retail management, telemarketing, retail sales, chocolate dip/ maker/ sales counter (local store here in Jackson - Gramers, CENA (nurse's aide), and medical office. I probably left something out.....lol

4. I am a list maker....love my lists - cannot live without my lists. I make lists to remind me of other lists. LOL

5. I now am addicted to the treadmill. I love going to the gym- I feel so darn good afterwards- and I've been bringing the kids too who are now just as crazy about it!!

6. Love new recipes. We like to try at least 2 a month!! The latest new fav is the WW chicken quesidillas. Love them. 6 pts each but so filling. They ALL loved it.

7. My favorite color is green! Today being St. Patrick's Day I got to see all kinds of green!!

Happy St Patties Day!!

weekend recap

"You are not leaving WITHOUT ME! again, Mom !!"

Miss Riley jumped up on my bag and was not moving!! LOL

Had a great time this busy weekend. Attending a 12 hr crop in Brooklyn on Sat with friends, Beth, Dina and Mandy. It was a great crop. In fact a favorite so far, I must say. Although we missed our other cropping buddies - the prizes, space, cropping areas etc was all awesome. I would quickly sign up for another of her crops.

Beginning to think more seriously about vacation planning now. We are getting closer to departure date....need to start making lists and checking them twice. Yes, for those you of who know me well - I am a list maker just like my momma!!

Had a pizza party at Grandma's yesterday. I was chosen to bring the pizza - which lead to my horrifying ATM visit. I went to MY BANK to withdraw cash ( I never carry cash!!) only to have both my savings and checking deny me any cash and say that my balances were $0.00 in both!! ?? Umm, we have a problem- my vacation cash is in there somewhere?!! Hello? Only to learn today that there was some sort of a networking problem with local ATMs this weekend. I was relieved when I went to my ATM to check at lunch to find it allowed me to have MY MONEY! Thinking I need to dig a hole out back and busy it for safer keeping!! LOL

We had a nice dinner with Gram, my aunt and uncle, cousin and her hubby!! Followed by homemade apple crunch.YUM

My momma sent me a sweater she crocheted for me.....the box arrived today, Mom!! It is toasty warm and absolutely awesome. Love it. Thank you! Thank you! XXOO

Countdown to Sponge Docks and weekend jibber

It is 24 days, 6 hours, 41 minutes and 10 seconds until Thursday, March 27, 2008

Greek towns, cuisine, sponges in all shapes and sizes, and SUNSHINE! Anyone need a new sponge, loofa? I can bring them home with my oranges and pink grapefruit from dad's backyard!! OH I am SOOOOO Ready!!

Thanks Jill for my bday card!! It was super cute ! And yes, that last post is a digital photo keychain. I can load pics from my computer to the keychain. Rechargeable battery. You can turn it off and on , choose the #of seconds between pics, etc. Just a fun new toy!!

Went Friday night for a scrapbook road trip with Beth in her fancy fancy new van. It is awesome. It has everything except the kitchen sink and a chauffer !!

We went to Pages in Time in Lansing. Oh we had fun. I stocked up on some new boy stuff for the crop I am going to next weekend. Hoping to get loads done. Better go order some more pictures. :-)

and I got this .....from Beth! Thank you!! It is made by Doodlebug !! It is so cool. Cannot wait to tote it around in Florida. It is so stinkin cute- thinking I may not be able to wait.

Weekend happiness-

• talked to my mom - she is planning her next move (Love ya mom)
• talked to my dad - he is gearing up for company soon
• went to Pages in Time - road trip and laughs with Beth
• got my nails filled
• groceries bought and bottles returned
• started making trip lists
• Sunday down time to chill
• 2 kids gone sledding / 1 playing Halo
• laundry almost done
• all meals planned for week
• all appointments and schedules posted on the board

and no more sick kids....everyone seems to be feeling better and back to normal.

Have a happy week.