It's been awhile..

...since my last post. Let's see, how much has been going on since then? Tons. How about a quick update. I still haven't finished staining my fence. I have finished, thanks to my dad and sister, putting on the first coat all the way around. I just have one section left to put on a second coat. Now if I could just warm up the weather above 40 for a few days that would be real nice. Brrrr.

Speaking of family, my parents, sister and her kids all came to visit last weekend. It was great to see all of them. It's only been since last August. Too long. All the kids were great and got along for the most part. It was rather hectic with the little ones (2-2 year olds, 5 year old, and 10 yr.old) but was still manageable. Unfortunately, someone got sick and gave it to EVERYONE!! A special thanks goes to my sister and dad who assisted with putting on a first coat of stain on my fence! My dad also offered up his assistance with mowing my lawn (remember the tractor?). I think he loved it so much that he wants to buy one for himself. Thanks pops! We had a good time going to Savannah to let the kids run rampant at a play place, took them to the beach for pictures in 55 degree weather. Nathan was already feeling ill so we thought it would be neat to let him take his socks and shoes off and run in the ocean water. The water temp. was around 54. I wonder why he is so sick?

Last Friday, I had the opportunity to take Jackson on his first campout. The camp site was unbelievable. 100 acre family owned land right on the marsh overlooking the Atlantic. Cool place. We were able to see the Space Shuttle take off. It looked like the sun rising into the night sky. Beautiful sight. The only time I got worried was around 3 a.m. when I awoke to a huge flash of light....followed by a distant sound of thunder. Uh-oh. Thankfully it passed around us and not over us. We would have been in some trouble. But Jackson had a good time preparing and cooking food, tending the fire, wittling with his knife, making smores, and going on hikes. Hope we can do some more of that soon.

I will be happy when things start to slow down around here. Though I don't think I know what slow is. Maybe I will just settle for being happy when everyone has recovered from being sick.