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Please forgive the next 2 posts they are in reverse order and I can't figure out how to change them.

A beautiful Day Cont.

When we got home Brylie was begging to come to "Sissy's" house. I thought about all that I wanted to accomplish this weekend-the house is a disaster, the yard is a mess, I have a huge pile of laundry-so I said "sure you can come over"!!

I knew Collin would love to have a playmate and it was such a nice day. The day before I had spotted another "Must Buy" item for my spoiled son. It is a tug boat sandbox but we will use it as a pool. The kids and I ran to Once Upon A Child and bought the tug boat. It barely fit in the minivan and the back hatch wouldn't close so it beeped the whole way home. I had to put the car in park at the red lights so it would stop!But, we made it!

They had a blast! The water was freezing so Collin just stood outside and splashed. Brylie didn't seem to care at all. So rather than accomplish anything at home I sat outside and lounged in the sun and played with the kids all day. I sat there and tried to remember what I did on my weekends before Collin was here. I always felt like I was so busy and had so much to do. I guess I was busy with school and work but this is so much more fun!! And luckily, I'm not nearly as stressed about getting things done as I was before. I am having so much fun just hanging out with him. And the time that Wyatt and I have together is so much more fun too!

Here are a couple of pics of the kids playing-

A Beautiful Day

Actually it was yesterday because I was too tired to post last night-but it was another great day!

First we had to drive my mom to Zanesville to meet my grandmother (Meme). She lives in Marietta and my mom is going to stay with her for a couple of days. The good news was that my brother and his kids decided to tag along. That makes for a much more interesting trip. The kids are a great distraction from a number of things but mostly my mothers nonstop rambling about nothing of importance. Don't get me wrong I love her to death but the talking can wear me down very quickly. I know we all turn into our mothers eventually but I hope I avoid that part!

We met Meme at Cracker Barrel and had breakfast. That is always a treat as well with 3 kids-a 3 year old and 2 one year olds!!It is nice to see Meme and I like Collin to see her as much as possible. She is the only great grandparent that he has and I have really fond memories of my great-grandparents. I was lucky to have 3 of them for a good part of my life.

Here is a picture of all of us. You would think the kids would be the ones making funny faces but it is my 30 something brother who was doing something goofy in every picture!!

After we dropped off my mom we all drove back to Columbus. My brother bought a book at Cracker Barrel with letters written by children to soldiers in Iraq. He read the letters to me while I drove and we cracked up the whole way home. If you ever see it it is a great book and a great idea. More important though, my brother said when he was over seas in the Army that he loved getting letters from kids and he saved every one of them. He said that it brightened his day. He also said that they get a lot of hate mail from people wishing for them to die. Stupid me, I figured someone looked at the mail before it was delivered. Can you imagine risking your life for your country, being away from your family and someone sending you a letter like that? I don't care if you agree with the war or not these people are HERO'S and should be treated as such. So if you have a kid, have them draw a picture or write a letter and address it to "ANY SOLDIER". Throw it in the mail box and brighten the day of a hero fighting for our freedom so that we can sit here in our homes and enjoy our families and all the things we take for granted. And if you see a veteran, THANK them for their service and for our freedom. How do I always get on my soapbox?