It is time for...

You know this part by now...I may or may not tell on myself...blah, blah, blah...you play along and let the games begin:

*I did so enjoy having 5 days off in a row that I may have bragged about it to anyone that would listen. If only I had gotten to go somewhere during that time too...

*I just may have had a horrible thought about summer school when it was my day off and I had to get up EARLY!!!

*Was super excited that DH had Friday off and we all got to spend it together.

*Had the best 4th of July. Celebrated with friends/neighbors at home and BBQ'd while the kids played all day.

*I did not wish it was me lighting the fireworks but did enjoyed watching the kids light them and have such fun at it.

*I did not have a single thought in my head that it was the best Strawberry Shortcake EVER after I stood cleaning and plucking a half flat of strawberries for an hour!

*I did not sigh another sigh when I had to take Austin back to the Drs. AGAIN because now he has an earache. I swear I live there now...

*I am wishing very much for a mini trip somewhere this summer. One of my besties friend, Melinda is taking 9 days off this month and spending some of them with me for my birthday so we can go away...I can't wait! Where should we go???

*I am soooo not looking forward to PMS from daughter if this tantrum she throws now is going to be anything like what we'll see then.

*And I did NOT bawl like a baby during one of the best movies ever, The Guardian! You gotta watch it...anything with Kevin Costner in it is awesome!

*I did enjoy myself and LOL during the movie UP! that we took the kids too on Friday. It is really cute.

Ok folks...now it's your turn to play along...what did you do or not do during your week?

XOXO

Monday Humor...

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Sparkle time...

Happy 4th of July!!!

A moment of silence for all the men and women who made this day possible - here's thinking of you!

I watched the flag pass by one day,

it fluttered in the breeze.

A young Marine Saluted it,

And then he stood at ease..

I looked at Him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,

with hair cut square and eyes alert

He'd stand out in any crowd.

I thought how many men Like him
Had fallen through the years.

How many died on foreign Soil

How many mothers' tears?

How many pilots' planes shot down?

How many died at sea

how many foxholes were soldiers’ graves?

No, freedom isn't free

I heard the sound of Taps One night,

When everything was still;

I listened to the bugler Play

And felt a sudden chill.

I wondered just how many times

That Taps had meant 'Amen,'

when a flag had draped a coffin.

Of a brother or a friend.

I thought of all the Children,

of the mothers and the wives,

of fathers, sons and Husbands

With interrupted lives.

I thought about a graveyard

at the bottom of the sea

of unmarked graves in Arlington.

No, freedom isn't free.

Enjoy Your Freedom & God Bless Our Troops

XOXO

Happy Friday Quote...

"The Best Way To Predict The Future, Is To Create it"

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It is time for...

Yep - the part where I may or may not have something delish to share or divulge on myself. The part where honesty and truth will conquer and secrets have no where to hide. So come along and read about my journey and then I invite you to play along too.

*I just may have stolen a few Chuck E. Cheese tokens out of the kids cups so I could play some games too. I took them on my own to get them out of the house for awhile, and so enjoyed myself with them behaving and having such a good time, I bought more tokens just so I could make the moment last longer.

*I did not finish Emily's Ice Cream Bar that she won while there when she was too full to finish it.

*I just may have read all three Twilight Series books in 6 days! I'm sorry...they are THAT good! I know, I know...I swore I wouldn't, couldn't get into the hype...but I'm an Edward lover now.

*DH and I relished in the fact that we had no Kiddos on Sunday for several hours and caught up on a HBO series we have been wanting to watch for some time. It was so nice to spend the time together.

*I did not sneak a kiss onto Emily's cheek.

*I just may have gotten a chuckle watching Austin's face as his cast was being put on and the look of confusion as to how it becomes a hard cast.

*I must confess I did laugh out loud during the show when I took the kids to the movies Monday to escape the heat. We saw Night at the Museum part 2. It is funny!

*I am wishing there was a housekeeping fairy that snuck into the house at night while we slept and cleaned the whole house for me so I could wake up each morning and it was all done!

*I am very excited for my blogger friend Kory who had her baby on Tuesday! Congrats To Baby Carter and the family.

*I did feel very sad for Jared when he was stung 30 times by bees/wasps the other day while poor mommy, Leah had to watch!

*I did sympathize with Tooj as she dealt with her DH having knee surgery and knowing full well what she is having to go through.

*I definitely am missing more posts from Tanja!

*And wishing Lisa would hurry and finish her home remodel as she does not have time to post much right now.

*And loving the pics Kaci posts of my little ellyphant!

Happy 4th of July to all my peeps out there!

XOXO