Home Again

Tag I'm it...thanks Nikki. Now if there were five fellow bloggers that have not been tagged yet I would be all set..so let me know if you want to get "tagged". OK, so I've been feeling some heat ...no pun intended...for not blogging lately. I have good reason...another trip to Orlando and not one visit with the Mouse...ooh I'm so lucky that my guys are not Disney junkies. Do get credit for going to Sea Bloody Hot World...thanks Amanda, without you there it would have been miserable suffering all alone...the things you do for love (no it's my kids I love but Amanda is a close second). Did get to spend a lot of time with my longtime friend Melody. We usually catch each other on the fly so it was nice to have more than a few hours together and the kids had a great time together too. I have so many pictures that need to be uploaded and ordered. So be on the prowl as they are on the way. I got side tracked by The Deathly Hallows and made record speed in finishing before anyone could ruin the ending for me...and since I'm sworn the the secrecy of the Order of the Phoenix you will not find any answers here...just like Harry you must find out his fate on your own.

OH! So excited that my sis in law and I are going to the ultimate scrap weekend in Orlando. This is the first time since we became in laws (13 years ago) that we are doing a girls only activity...it's going to be a blast and I'm excited for her to meet the rest of my scrap family as they are all a bunch of creative, goal setting, motivating, inspirational, did I mention fabulous & gorgeous scrap girlie's. It will be a blast. OK so I'm off to get some work done. Don't forget to leave a comment or you can email me to say hi. Go Play!!

One for a Pal

Ok so she's a great scrapbooker but lacks a little in the upload department :-) So this is for Amanda who completed two chalenges this week the first one was for Nikki's goal challenge to make a layout for the goals you have left in 07 and the other was an "ugly" challenge where Jessi gave out things that she did not want and had us make pages..nothing ugly about it now. Great job Amanda and it looks like I have some catching up to do.

Have a great evening everyone.

Gotta Love the Keys

Can't seem to slow down long enough to catch up now that we are back. I thought we would have a quiet Summer not much planned but opportunities keep popping up so why not enjoy. We had a wonderful time in the Keys. We rented a house on Summerland Key and the water was perfect the first few days. We spent most days on the boat with a few days in Key West on our bicycles sharing the sights with the boys. Had fun fishing thought the Mahi (Dolphin) were a little elusive. Rick landed a Goliath Grouper, they are protected so we got a few pictures then sent him back to the ocean. We caught another grouper that was legal along with 2 snapper that Houston landed himself. We did some Kayaking and found an entire Lagoon of upside down Jelly fish...Reece had his little net and in the excitement got some Jelly juice on his legs...he had a few welts but we washed him off good and within a few hours he was OK...little secret... urine does help...Reece had to pee so I told him to just go in his swim suit while sitting in the Kayak then I rubbed it on his legs...he was crying before then within 10 minutes he was not complaining any more...thanks Survivor Man. The boys also had a blast just fishing off the sea wall at the house. Those of you who scuba or snorkel know the excitement jumping in to explore clear calm water. I have been diving almost 20 years and I still get a rush when the visibility is great. It's so much fun watching my boys fall in love with the water. Reece is a little fish and took to the ocean like Nemo. Houston is learning how to slow down and look for all the things that inhabit the reef..it's amazing what you will find just looking in one spot for a while. One of the most memorable dives I have experienced was a macro dive at night under a pier in Bonaire. The sea life and colors were amazing I rented a camera and took some great shots. The most amazing thing was how little everything was. I played with a baby puffer fish that was smaller than a dime, found sea horses nestled in coral fans and fed coral heads...if you shine your light briefly plankton swim to the light then you watch the coral heads eat them sounds gory but it is very cool. I also learned how to feed a Tarpon by shining little fish in the dark some of the Tarpon were over 5 feet long. I do love night diving...I figure if something is going to eat me I would rather not see it coming so at night all your attention is on what your are shining right in front of you...it is very relaxing. Have lots of pictures to share but here are a few will post more later.

Island time

Heading to the Keys for a week with the boys. We always have a great time on the water and this year Reece can use a snorkle. One of our favorite places is Looe Key...it is where Rick proposed to me... underwater... so it's always a favorite. We will spend some time in Key West visiting our local hangouts and calling friends just to rub it in LOL they would do the same for us. Can't wait to take some great pictures to share. Hope everyone has a great week.
Be back soon.
Charlene

There's no place like home

Just returned from a week in Orlando. To say that Shamu and I are friends would be an understatement. There is nothing more exciting that having a killer whale stare you in the eye as he/she eases onto the landing at Shamu stadium. We all had on our rain ponchos and said "bring it on". The spalsh zone rocks!. It's fun to go relax close to home. Little drive time, you know all the short cuts and great places to eat and if your husband forgets to leave payroll for the employees he can just drive home. LOL. Had a nice visit with my Sis-n-law and nephew and the kids had fun. If you want to kill a few hours go tho Shell World (I think there is one in Venice too) the kids filled a little bag for 99 cents and picked a few shells each. Two hours and $12.00 later we were out of there. Lots to see and you can touch all the shells. As always it's great to be home.

Go Tri It

Along with the crazy week I've had I set aside time to participate in the K2 challenge. This week Nikki wanted us to create something other than a LO with our supplies. My friend Amanda has asked me to train for a Triathalon with her. We are keeping journals, goals, training tips and motivational items in a training binder. So here is my creation. I took the idea "Go" from the "one little word blog" and decided on "Go Tri It". I will train to see how the knee holds out and if I feel able I will do my first Triathalon. At the very least I will be stronger and healthier from the training. This was so much fun. I used stickers that I bought years ago when I thought I would try scrapbooking along with a few new techniques and here is my project. Can't wait to do a "Go Scrap It" binder full of fun ideas to try.
Thanks Nikki

My Baby is Four

Happy Birthday Reece!
We celebrated with a few friends on Sat night and today it was his day. Started off at Fundango, then headed to see the ski-a-rees show, got to see Dr.Jack Sullivan, who four years ago saved Reece's life, went to Crobbies for newnools translation (Carabba's for noodles)and ended the day at our favorite family place Books a Million. Great day indeed. Not sure where the last four years went but the best part of the day was once again thanking Jack for our wonderful miracle. I have some catching up to do with all the pics I've taken over the past few weeks. Can't wait! I love you little Man