As some of you know, I've been on vacation this past week havin some fun with the kiddos before they start school on Monday. Even though we had no plans to go anywhere special, its been the best vacation I've had in a long, long time.

We went to the beach and had a blast. The waves were great, the sun was warm and the water temp has averaged low to mid 70's! My 7 year old lost his fear of waves finally and I couldn't keep him out of the water if I tried! While he and I were in the water I went to duck down under one and lost my balance. The force of the wave knocked me on my butt and I rode it in to shore sitting down backwards! LOL Talk about sand in unwanted places. LOL

Then I thought I'd lay out and get some sun, not like I need anymore (sheesh), and I actually fell asleep... there's nothing like the sound of the waves to put you to sleep, right? Anyhoo, I woke up super hot and ran down to the water to go for a swim. Just then I see my boys and some others standing around looking at something. I go over to check it out and almost spewed at the sight of this GUY, a 2-3 foot jellyfish someone had caught. YUCK!

So there I was faced with the decision of going in the water and risk getting stung by one of these suckers, or playing it safe and stay out of the water. I sat down right there and meditated on it. LOL

So what do you guys think I did? Curious to see if you guys really know me, so YOU tell ME!


We also went to a pool party where they roasted a pig in the ground! A friend of mine I met through Myspace, Tami, had recently moved to Cali from Idaho and and she and I had been hoping to meet in person. I called her Saturday morning to see if she had any plans for her birthday that day and when she said it looked like she'd be spending her b-day alone, I invited her to the pool party. She and I had a blast. We went and got our nails and toes done and went to the party about 2pm last Saturday. The girl is too COOL. She and I are a lot alike. We both love football and the same music, and it turns out her cousin is Terry Bradshaw! She spent the night and we stayed up giggling until the wee hours of the morning.

Tuesday I kicked it by the pool with the boys which was fun. We took a bunch of silly pictures and enjoyed sandwiches and watermelon while we were out there.

Wednesday was a FUN day! We went school clothes shopping in the AM and afterward went to THE WAVE, a local water park. My youngest surprised me yet again when he fearlessly decided he was going to ride the man-made wave on top of going on the Slam-dunk which is an insanely fast small tube waterslide. Jr kicked butt as well on the wave! Afterward I took the boys to Islands for lunch and we had virgin pina coladas.

Thursday and Friday I just relaxed at home and tried to get the house in order before the school year starts on Monday...

Throughout all this I've really enjoyed hanging out and chatting with my dear SW bloggin friends online. We've had some fun and a lot of laughs and as my vacation winds down I can truly say that I am fully relaxed and ready to go back to work. Well, I'm not TOO excited to see what my "in-box" looks like, let alone the 200+ emails that no doubt are waiting for me. LOL

Take good care and as always,

Lots a love!