Taking a Day Trip

Contributed by Johnny Graves

Nostalgia is a great thing to remember the good days when your dad and mom would pack up the car and shove off for a day of fun and adventure. My parents were no different from any other parents. We had the new car, color television, a clean but modest home, and a middle-class lifestyle. Certainly we were not rich but we always had a home and food on the table. My father worked very hard to provide for us and when the weekends came, he played just as hard as he worked.

Our day trips were always on a Saturday and we would take off early in the morning. Of course my mother saw to it that we packed more than we needed and my dad would check the windows and doors then set the security alarms system before leaving the house.

This particular Saturday our adventure destination was San Diego and Sea World. There is to this day, not an aquatic park in the country that can compare with Sea World. They have so many different exhibits and shows that it was nearly impossible to see everything in one day. One of my truly enjoyable experiences growing up in Southern California was going to Sea World with my parents. My favorite show was the killer whale show and still is.

I live in Colorado now, and find it hard to get back to where I grew up, but wish one day to return to Sea World and take my family.

Need To Get Done

I have to finish my work in the kitchen and finish blogging later. I should be done there in no time. My kids want me to bake some strawberry cupcakes so mommy have to get up and do it. They only request once in a while so I have to honor that request lol. I also need to thaw some chicken out for dinner.

I don't know what to do with the chicken yet, but I'll think about it while making cup cakes. My son can't wait for me to get off here because he want to help. If he is helping me my kitchen will end up messy, but that's okay. The most important thing is that he will have fun while doing it. My daughter is not interested on joining us so just me and my boy.

The Vacation

We are still in the process of where we going for our mini vacation. Hubby and I was browsing around online last night and we end up at http://www.grandeshores.com. Grande shores ocean resort is amazing. It really look so nice, but we are still trying to decide. Myrtle Beach hotel is one on our list. Right now we are trying to compare and looking for the best Myrtle Beach vacation deals. The budget is a little tight so we have to make sure that we pick the right one.

We also want to enjoy our stay while in there so we need to plan it good. We don't want to waste any time. We are hoping that the kids will have a memorable vacation and that also they will enjoy the trip. I will you all know when everything id final. For now I need to keep on looking.

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If you are interested just visit their website and see what they can offer you. Anyhow I am running out of time here. I have so much work to do and so little time. I wish I can multiply myself and do everything in one. But I can't do that so I have to keep myself busy. I still have to think what to make for dinner tonight. So hard when you're on diet because I have to think what can I make for my family and for myself. I better start working on what to make for dinner.

Watermelon

I love to eat watermelon especially during summer. My son love it too, but hubby and our daughter doesn't like watermelon. So more for me and little boy hehehe. I had watermelon for snack today and it was so sweet. It makes me want to eat for more. We just finished the last half so I have to go to the store and buy more.

I feel so tired today I started my day with the exercise. Then iron clothes I have more to iron but I am taking a break from standing up for so long.

Have a Wonderful Night

Have a wonderful night everyone! I am ready for bed just finishing some stuff online and then it's bed time for me. After cleaning in the kitchen today I would really love to have one on those enclume pot racks. They are very nice and if I have one that would be perfect. The enclume pot rack have a very unique designs and if you see one you really want to own it. It will add up some beauty on the your kitchen.

So on Christmas Birthdays Remember my friends I want enclume potracks for my kitchen:-) Now that I see all the stuff that they have on their website, I am now dreaming of owning one of them. I also like the enclume gourmet island that they have it's perfect for my kitchen. Anyway gotta go to bed now have a great night everyone. I have to get up early tomorrow morning there are so much work that I have to finish.

Back To Normal

After almost a month of not doing my exercise because of my slip and fall accident I am now back. I don't have the pain in my chest anymore when I run. Today I actually ran and I feel fine after that did some stomach crunch and now I feel good about myself again. I started on going back to eating salad during lunch and fruits for breakfast.

I am hoping to at least lose about 25 to 30 pounds more. I don't know if I get there but I will try:-)I just have to do everything I can to get rid of this extra pounds I have lol. I am enjoying my exercise it is hard in a first few minutes but after I start to sweat it is okay.

Pantry Cleaned

I spend most of my time today cleaning the pantry and now it's all done. I would like to buy some spice rack. Now that I have all the space in my pantry. I want to look for a spice racks that I can put a lot of stuff in it, and at the same time its a space saver. I have to see if I can find one like that or maybe a wall spice rack would be awesome. Just want to organize everything.

I have some kitchen spice racks but they're getting old. I need to replace them soon. Tomorrow I have to rearrange all the stuff in the cabinets. I have to get through to all my lunch boxes. I have too much it's time for me to get rid with the old lunch boxes that we never use anymore.
Anyway I need to give my eyes a break and finish the rest of the job tomorrow.

Soaking My Feet

I am having a foot spa right now while blogging lol. MY kids want to join me in soaking my feet in a nice warm water with citrus spice on it. It feels really good. Hubby and I decided to take another many vacation before the kids goes back to school. We haven't decide where we going yet but we are looking for a nice place near us. I am looking online at http://www.avistaresort.com.

We are also considering looking on the prices at Myrtle Beach hotel. Maybe we can try a few round of golf and other stuff while in there. Kids would love to have a time away from home one more time before the school is back. They get a little bored when we got nothing else to do around the house but watch TV.

Hubby and I also heard about all the nice resorts in Myrtle Beach and we are so excited to check them out. It's also our 12years wedding anniversary. This is going to be a very interesting trip for all of us. I need to get my feet out in the water now I think I have enough lol. My daughter is waiting for me to do he nail she want to have a pink nail polish on it.

With a Friends

Here is a picture of my kids and their friends. They love the water and even their skin start to wrinkle they still want to keep swimming. We suppose to go hiking with them this week and go to the beach, but the heat out side is too much to handle.

I don't know if we have to go with the plan or not. If we do we have to go late afternoon that way it won't be too hot for everybody. We have to see what we can do... But for now I have to get up and clean out my big pantry. The small pantry looks okay but the big one is a mess so I have to work on it today.

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Anyway my little guy just woke up and he is asking for a breakfast now. I have to get off here and serve him some food lol. The other one still snoring in my bedroom. She climb up to our bed in the middle of the night because she cant sleep. Then she end up sleeping in our bedroom. Anyway gotta get up for a moment.

Having Fun In The Water

Kids and I are always in the pool almost everyday we go swimming. It is so hot here in Florida right now so we go swimming in the afternoon when the sun is going down. Last week we had friends come over and we went to the pool. It was very hot that day and the sun was biting to our skin I still have my sunburn right now and its not fun. I guess next time I have to put a lot of sunblock.