Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Vacation Photos ...

I apologize in advance, but this is a photo-heavy post!


Traveling by train:
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(the girls in the upper bed of the room on the way there)


S'mores:
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daddy kissing a sweet boy's messy face!

Playing Games:
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(Setting up for Fill or Bust - which everyone should get!)


Seeing Thomas:
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Looking at the model railroad that daddy helped build in his late teens:
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Playing in the sand:
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Kayaking:
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Swimming:
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Skipping rocks:
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Reading:
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Boating:
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Lobsters:
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Hanging out:
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Water Skiing:
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Sleeping:
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And of course, it was just plain beautiful out there:
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You can see more photos here

Today I will be ...

over at the Heart of the Matter Homeschooling Virtual Conference (as a listener and not a speaker) and doing laundry - because isn't that beauty of doing the conference virtually? I can listen and do laundry at the same time! And oh, I'll probably be knitting as well because I need to hurry up and finish!!

And when I get a chance I'll pop on and discuss vacation and I have lots of e-mails I need to read and respond to as well!! =)

Monday, July 28, 2008

Home again ....

Home again ... jiggity-jig-jg!

Well, we made it home.
Vacation was a LOT of fun. The train ride rocked (literally and figuratively).
I will have pictures to show soon and lots to tell. For now though ... I am tired and will save all of that for another day! =)

Just wanted to say hi and let you know that we are home!

Friday, July 18, 2008

Greetings!

We survived the night here on the big train! It was iffy there for a bit - little man and I are together in the sleeper car but there was room for the oldest too.
We finally slept at about 2 am! And I'm pretty sure I woke up about every 20 minutes!
But breakfast was good and I think my bout of motion sickness has passed. In about 5 hours we switch trains and have another 4 hours of train travel.
Riding the train has been fun so far. We are loving the freedom to walk around (or take a nap!) and draw, knit, read, color, etc!
I have a feeling we will indeed do this again!

Thursday, July 17, 2008

I'm leaving on a ...

Big train!
Yes folks! Vacation has officially begin. I am live blogging from a Chicago metra train. We will arrive in Chicago soon and then we will board the big amtrack train.
I will send another picture of the sleeping car!

Saturday, July 12, 2008

I'm alive!!!

Phew - I continue to be quite busy and because of that, off-line for the most part.

This last week has probably been the busiest I've had so far this summer. But, I got what I needed done - although I still have lots more I need to do in the upcoming week too!

We threw a garage sale (with my mom) and I earned a little bit of money. I'm saving for a new camera. I am not sure specifically which camera I want to buy, but I want a digital SLR - well, I've wanted one for quite some time now - but I decided that it was time to get serious and save up for it! I still don't see me getting one for quite some time, but hey, at least I have something saved for it! LOL

I also had 24 pounds of strawberries to deal with this week! Yes, that is a lot of strawberries. I have a TON of jam now, a couple pounds just frozen in the fridge. Can I just say - I LOVE canning now. I just love it. I really enjoy it. I do feel slightly guilty - it takes a bit of water and lots of stove time - but I just love it. I love being able to take strawberries and making it into something else. I can't wait to work with other things - tomatoes, different berries and fruits, vegetables! I have so many plans! I filled 24 1/2 pint jars this week and 8 pint jars! Yummy!

Next week is another crazy busy week again. In August things will start to slow down a lot though and that will be absolutely fabulous! Not that all this business lately has been bad! It's been fun. But I do look forward to relaxing more and getting more sleep and "me" time! =)

Sorry again I've been so scarce. Expect it to last through the end of this month and then I should be back more!