Showing posts with label Beach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beach. Show all posts
Monday, May 10, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Beach Bums at home
If I had to sum today in one word I would label it as "Waste". Totally unproductive, curiously silly, and recommended from time to time. Maybe tomorrow will be better.
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Jeannine McCloskey
Monday, April 5, 2010
Happy Birthday Mommy
I woke up early in the morning with my son staring at me wanting to know if I was awake yet.......No, Nicolas I replied, Mommy had a bad night with Olivia due to her cough. I got to sleep another 20 minutes, when I heard his voice again say "Mommy, I have a present for you, but I won't be done for a few minutes, so keep sleeping." I nodded, and dozed again. I finally decided that these little cat naps were not going to do me any good, and got out of bed. Nicolas immediately approached me and said "Mom, I am not finished with your present, so could you please go sit on the computer for a little while." LOL. That coming from a six-year old definitely sent me laughing into my office.
I was very happy that I did sit at the computer, because the amount of wishes I got on Facebook, really gave me a big smile. Hugs to all of you for your thoughtfulness.
My gift was a drawing from my son. Lately, he likes to draw everything. This time it was a picture of our planet with lots of stars, and a rocketship, and Uranus, and Mars. Yes, he knows the names. Very colorful, and very good. He gave it to me in a box. I asked him if I could keep the box. He looked sad, and said No. LOL. He loves to hoard boxes.
Anyways, after talking to family and DH in the morning, we headed to the beach. I only wanted to do one thing today and that was to have a nice Big Hot Fudge Sundae with bananas and pecans, whip cream and a cherry on top. Yes. My wish came true, because after we hit the beach, we stopped at Marble Slab and each of us had a nice big ice cream. By the way, I did not alter the colors in these pictures. This is the blue sky we had today, and the blue/green water. It was simply a gorgeous day, and I am so happy that I took the kids on their last day of Spring Break. When I told them today that tomorrow they would both be going back to school, I was seriously touched at how unhappy they were. Olivia thanked me numerous times for taking her to the beach, and letting her have an icre cream with gummy bears. I spoiled them this time with lots of activities and wonderful toys.
Oh well, I am looking forward to this week. I have to get taxes done, and the house and my car are a disaster. Oh, I don't want to go there. Not today. I am going to get a glass of wine, and enjoy the rest of my day.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
I Heart Faces B&W Photo Challenge
Olivia is three. Each year she displays certain characteristics that I think shape her character. Being three, she tends to show her horns. When she does not get what she wants, she whines, she gets angry and then she sulks. I think it is important to catch these moments whenever possible. I consider her sulking a way of dealing with her emotions and gaining control of herself. No matter what, she does look cute.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Is there a waterpark in Okinawa?
So, a little birdie whispered in our ear that we may end up in Okinawa next year. When I first heard this I was sort of excited about the news. I could hardly wait to get home and look at maps, climate conditions, blogs, and cultural news to get a glimpse into this strange and maybe beautiful country. However, my endeavors were hardly rewarding, and I must say a bit scary.
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First of all, I did not like where Okinawa was located. It is the furthest island from Japan, and out in the middle of the Pacific ocean. I do not like being so close to water. We purposely moved about 15 miles inland to avoid any major hurricane issues. Typhoons are quite typical for this subtropical area. Not too happy about that either. Temperatures range in average of 73 - I prefer 63. Long summers, and short winters (average temperature does not drop below 50 degrees). YUCK, since I am a big fan of Fall.
However, I travel alot, and being a big fan of visiting strange countries and experiencing their culture, I dug a little deeper and found some nice blogs. Not many of them were positive, always stating how much they missed the US. I finally stumbled on one blog that was definitely a bit more cheery. Her and her husband spent alot of free time traveling. Her blog talks about the culture, the food, and the lovely features of this island. Definitely more uplifting than anything else I read. I wonder how hard it would be to travel with two kids. How often I would have to evacuate with the kids and not speak the language?
Things are not like they were. I have two children, and they come first. So I looked into their schools. That was not so uplifting either. I found lots of groups that homeschool their children. The test scores for the school was about 71%. I am not too sure, but I did not see that as a positive thing either. Last year the reading score was 61%. Not too many special ed classes there, so what is going on? Do I really want to know.
The more and more I read, and researched, the more depressed I got and the more unsure I got about really wanting to travel abroad. Things are pretty rough right now with our economy, and selling our house will not be so easy. As it stands right now, we are due to lose about $41k on our house. If things dont start looking better, we may have to rent. Going to Japan, will help us to avoid paying rent or a mortgage for two years, but what happens if we cannot sell this house. We will have to rent, and not being in the US may lead to alot of problems - alot of expensive problems. It just is not fair.
So if anyone can tell me anything positive about being stationed in Okinawa with children, I would much appreciate it. I really want to gather as much information as I can, before making a final decision.
Our day was fun for the kids. We took them to a waterpark in Navarre Florida. They loved it. The adults however were of a different opinion. Sitting out in the heat watching the children enjoy the water was no fun. My eyes were burning most of the day from sweat pouring down my forehead. Why we did not join the children? Well, nobody over age 12 was allowed to enter. So, the kids had a wonderful day, and we enjoyed watching them run and play for hours. Thank goodness for cars. I got into mine a few times and cranked up the air conditioning. Afterwards, we celebrated G's birthday with chocolate cupcakes. The kids were so exhausted, they each hit the mattress at 7:00pm and were both snoring by 7:10pm. I am next. Going to bed early, and hoping to finally get some sewing done tomorrow.
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