Saturday, April 2, 2011
Taking a Break
Have you ever taken a break from life? Have you ever taken a few moments or a few days to rejuvenate yourself? This world is full of so much negativity and stress that even the average person can get bogged down in all that is going on and reported about. So what can you do about it? Take a break!! By take a break I mean to take a few moments, a few days, or as long as you need to rejuvenate yourself and remind yourself why you are in this world. What is your purpose? Part of this rejuvenation should include a lot of prayer. Part of taking a break should also involve removing yourself from things like Facebook and not giving in to social pressures and social media. Completely remove yourself from the outside world and just think. I can't tell you what to think about. I can't tell you what results may come from you taking a break from life and from the world. All I can say is that you will emerge changed in some way or at least relaxed and ready for a new day. I encourage you to do this often in your life because you may come to some revelation that will hopefully make a difference. It may only make a difference to you, but sometimes that is enough.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Spring Break Chronicles 2011: Day 6
Day 6: Saturday
I consider Saturday part of spring break because kids don't actually return to school until Tuesday due to the Teacher Planning Day. Well Saturday started off with the alarm ringing at 6:30 am; which at first I didn't realize was ringing. After about 30 minutes to an hour after the alarm rang I got up to take my shower so I could wake up my tired husband and sleeping kids in order to get ready to hit the road. Around 8:00/8:30 we all finally were ready and in the car so we could leave my sister's house and depart for Orlando in order to take a surprise visit to Animal Kingdom (thank you Brother Sly & Melly B). While on the road my sister calls to say "Hey you know you forgot the stroller"; I was like d***. A stroller is definitely a must when you have a child that is only 16 months old. The first thought is that it would be cheaper to find a Wal-Mart and just buy another stroller. But after looking up the rental cost of a stroller in the park that was an incorrect assumption.
About 3-3 1/2 hours later we arrived at the Walt Disney World Resort, picked up our tickets, and entered Animal Kingdom. Of course before we entered the park I realized that we didn't have the baby wipes in the bag, but instead of going back to the car we decided to wing it. When we entered none of us had eaten so at first we were going to get something to eat and then start enjoying the rest of the park. Well as we were passing the Tree of Life we noticed that the show they have inside the tree, It's Tough to Be Bug, was getting ready to start. The decision was made to go ahead an see the show. It's a 3D show that is only about 8 minutes long, but really cute and fun. We sat down, put our glasses on, and got ready to enjoy the show. Well the show started, the kids were enjoying it, and everything was going great until it got to the part where Hopper the grasshopper appeared. I guess to some kids the show can be a little scary. Well my second oldest, who is 4years old, all of a sudden started crying and jumping up, and I had to hold onto him to keep him from running out away from me because he was ready to bolt out of the theatre. Well I took him outside, and sure enough he got scared during the part where Hopper appeared. Well he wasn't the only kid who got scared during the show. When we got outside there were some other kids out there and a few more came out while we were waiting for my husband and my other two kids to come out. When they finally came out my son had calmed down, but still a little shaken.
The next stop was to find something to eat. I was stuck on visiting the restaurant that had BBQ, chicken, and all sorts of other goodies. For some reason I thought it was in "Africa" but it wasn't. After almost 15-30 minutes of trying to find that one place we gave up and went to Pizzafari; which had something even the kids would love. After eating and getting ready to tour the rest of the park I decided to look at the map and descriptions of eateries and discovered the place I wanted to eat at. I guess if I would have done that in the first place we wouldn't have spent so long looking for it.
The rest of the day consisted of: playing the drums, Kilimanjaro Safaris, Pangani Forest Exploration Trail, Wildlife Express Train, Conservation Station, Affection Station, The Boneyard, and an attempt to see Finding Nemo-The Musical. I say an attempt because once again my 4-year old got a little scared. Only this time he was scared before the show even started. He has seen Nemo before so he knew there was a shark coming and didn't even want to see it. Well the show started and he once again wanted to bolt. We walked up the steps to go out and I was able to calm him down for a little bit. But when the show got to the part where Nemo got captured he started to run again so this time we went outside. This show was a little longer than It's Tough to be A Bug so we waited a minute for the rest of the family to come out. When they came out I pulled the turkey leg out of our bag we put in there before the show and my and the boys started to munch on it. After that, and because it had already been a long day, we decided against going to see Festival of the Lion King and head on home. We got to the parking lot, got in our car that was parked in the peacock section, and headed on home. The kids fell asleep in the car and the boys basically slept all the way home to Tallahassee.
When we got home just before midnight we thought the kids would stay asleep, but when we got them inside they of course woke up and wanted to stay up. We also thought that the both of us would be tired and wanted to hit the sack right away, but amazingly enough once we got inside we were up for a little bit also. My husband jumped on the computer while everyone else watched some TV. As I was searching for something to watch I came across a series of Superhero cartoons on DisneyXD. So my husband decided he was going to stay up all night until 4am to watch them all. I ended up eventually going to bed around 2am with my daughter and my 4-year old. I don't know what time my husband went to sleep, but it was after me. All in all it was a fantastic day (slideshow to come later) and I hope that I have many more GREAT family days to come.
I consider Saturday part of spring break because kids don't actually return to school until Tuesday due to the Teacher Planning Day. Well Saturday started off with the alarm ringing at 6:30 am; which at first I didn't realize was ringing. After about 30 minutes to an hour after the alarm rang I got up to take my shower so I could wake up my tired husband and sleeping kids in order to get ready to hit the road. Around 8:00/8:30 we all finally were ready and in the car so we could leave my sister's house and depart for Orlando in order to take a surprise visit to Animal Kingdom (thank you Brother Sly & Melly B). While on the road my sister calls to say "Hey you know you forgot the stroller"; I was like d***. A stroller is definitely a must when you have a child that is only 16 months old. The first thought is that it would be cheaper to find a Wal-Mart and just buy another stroller. But after looking up the rental cost of a stroller in the park that was an incorrect assumption.
About 3-3 1/2 hours later we arrived at the Walt Disney World Resort, picked up our tickets, and entered Animal Kingdom. Of course before we entered the park I realized that we didn't have the baby wipes in the bag, but instead of going back to the car we decided to wing it. When we entered none of us had eaten so at first we were going to get something to eat and then start enjoying the rest of the park. Well as we were passing the Tree of Life we noticed that the show they have inside the tree, It's Tough to Be Bug, was getting ready to start. The decision was made to go ahead an see the show. It's a 3D show that is only about 8 minutes long, but really cute and fun. We sat down, put our glasses on, and got ready to enjoy the show. Well the show started, the kids were enjoying it, and everything was going great until it got to the part where Hopper the grasshopper appeared. I guess to some kids the show can be a little scary. Well my second oldest, who is 4years old, all of a sudden started crying and jumping up, and I had to hold onto him to keep him from running out away from me because he was ready to bolt out of the theatre. Well I took him outside, and sure enough he got scared during the part where Hopper appeared. Well he wasn't the only kid who got scared during the show. When we got outside there were some other kids out there and a few more came out while we were waiting for my husband and my other two kids to come out. When they finally came out my son had calmed down, but still a little shaken.
The next stop was to find something to eat. I was stuck on visiting the restaurant that had BBQ, chicken, and all sorts of other goodies. For some reason I thought it was in "Africa" but it wasn't. After almost 15-30 minutes of trying to find that one place we gave up and went to Pizzafari; which had something even the kids would love. After eating and getting ready to tour the rest of the park I decided to look at the map and descriptions of eateries and discovered the place I wanted to eat at. I guess if I would have done that in the first place we wouldn't have spent so long looking for it.
The rest of the day consisted of: playing the drums, Kilimanjaro Safaris, Pangani Forest Exploration Trail, Wildlife Express Train, Conservation Station, Affection Station, The Boneyard, and an attempt to see Finding Nemo-The Musical. I say an attempt because once again my 4-year old got a little scared. Only this time he was scared before the show even started. He has seen Nemo before so he knew there was a shark coming and didn't even want to see it. Well the show started and he once again wanted to bolt. We walked up the steps to go out and I was able to calm him down for a little bit. But when the show got to the part where Nemo got captured he started to run again so this time we went outside. This show was a little longer than It's Tough to be A Bug so we waited a minute for the rest of the family to come out. When they came out I pulled the turkey leg out of our bag we put in there before the show and my and the boys started to munch on it. After that, and because it had already been a long day, we decided against going to see Festival of the Lion King and head on home. We got to the parking lot, got in our car that was parked in the peacock section, and headed on home. The kids fell asleep in the car and the boys basically slept all the way home to Tallahassee.
When we got home just before midnight we thought the kids would stay asleep, but when we got them inside they of course woke up and wanted to stay up. We also thought that the both of us would be tired and wanted to hit the sack right away, but amazingly enough once we got inside we were up for a little bit also. My husband jumped on the computer while everyone else watched some TV. As I was searching for something to watch I came across a series of Superhero cartoons on DisneyXD. So my husband decided he was going to stay up all night until 4am to watch them all. I ended up eventually going to bed around 2am with my daughter and my 4-year old. I don't know what time my husband went to sleep, but it was after me. All in all it was a fantastic day (slideshow to come later) and I hope that I have many more GREAT family days to come.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Spring Break Chronicles 2011: Day 4 & 5
Last update on Spring Break my kids and I were at my sister's house. Day 4 (Thursday) began with breakfast and a little TV. Eventually the kids got dressed and went outside to play while I attempted to get a quick shower. The yard at my sister's place is fenced in, however, I still made my shower as quick as possible so that I could get out and monitor my three little angels. It was easier to get ready because now that it's a warmer I can do the curly hair by putting on a little mouse and some oil sheen and let it dry.
As usual the kids are having fun playing in dirt and making up random games. Sometime while outside they discovered the stack of wood in the corner of my sister's yard and picked up some sticks they could play with. I happened to be in her kitchen when all of a sudden I heard my oldest start crying. Apparently his brother took a stick and threw it at his leg; which left a little knot on his leg. After getting an explanation from both sides there was an apology and then hugs and hand shakes (sometimes they do hugs & high fives).
The rest of the day was pretty routine with lunch and more play time. In the afternoon there was an attempt to take a brief walk when they started complaining about it being too hot so we eventually turned around. Shortly after returning back from our walk my sister's fiance arrived with their 2 kids. One is the same age as my oldest and has been wanting to play with my boys all day so when he arrived all of the kids went outside for a little bit while I began to start working on dinner. I figured cooking was the least I could do in exchange for such gracious hospitality.
Dinner was something I thought of on the fly. It was seasoned chicken strips baked in the oven over a layered casserole dish. The bottom layer was Pasta Roni (rice & vermicelli), next a veggie mix, and then a little bit of sausage all topped off with Campbell's cream of chicken soup. It turned out alright and now I have a new dish to cook, assuming I can remember what I did. The evening ended with everyone watching Despicable Me; which I fell asleep on.
Day 5 (Friday) started the same way as Day 4. The day consisted of playtime including chase the bubbles; which I participated in. Around lunchtime my sister called and asked what we were doing. I told her I was getting ready to fix lunch and she proceeded to tell me she was on the way to pick up her kids from daycare and come home. She stopped off and picked up McDonald's for everyone and when she got home we all had lunch; which included frostys (YEAH!!). When her fiance got home he took a minute to get himself together and went back out to pick up something for all the kids to play. He came back with a slip-n-slide that was three lanes long and set it up in the backyard. After set-up the kids proceeded to play. While playing my husband arrived (YEAH AGAIN!!). The kids continued to play for a little bit then they came inside.
The rest of the evening consisted of dinner, basketball, playtime, and finally relaxation and sleep. My family and I had to get some sleep because the next day we were leaving as early as we could muster the strength to get up and head to Otown for an adventure on Day 6. I had a great time visiting my sister and I hope she will come over to Tallahassee with her family soon so we can return the hospitality. After all that's what family is for.
As usual the kids are having fun playing in dirt and making up random games. Sometime while outside they discovered the stack of wood in the corner of my sister's yard and picked up some sticks they could play with. I happened to be in her kitchen when all of a sudden I heard my oldest start crying. Apparently his brother took a stick and threw it at his leg; which left a little knot on his leg. After getting an explanation from both sides there was an apology and then hugs and hand shakes (sometimes they do hugs & high fives).
The rest of the day was pretty routine with lunch and more play time. In the afternoon there was an attempt to take a brief walk when they started complaining about it being too hot so we eventually turned around. Shortly after returning back from our walk my sister's fiance arrived with their 2 kids. One is the same age as my oldest and has been wanting to play with my boys all day so when he arrived all of the kids went outside for a little bit while I began to start working on dinner. I figured cooking was the least I could do in exchange for such gracious hospitality.
Dinner was something I thought of on the fly. It was seasoned chicken strips baked in the oven over a layered casserole dish. The bottom layer was Pasta Roni (rice & vermicelli), next a veggie mix, and then a little bit of sausage all topped off with Campbell's cream of chicken soup. It turned out alright and now I have a new dish to cook, assuming I can remember what I did. The evening ended with everyone watching Despicable Me; which I fell asleep on.
Day 5 (Friday) started the same way as Day 4. The day consisted of playtime including chase the bubbles; which I participated in. Around lunchtime my sister called and asked what we were doing. I told her I was getting ready to fix lunch and she proceeded to tell me she was on the way to pick up her kids from daycare and come home. She stopped off and picked up McDonald's for everyone and when she got home we all had lunch; which included frostys (YEAH!!). When her fiance got home he took a minute to get himself together and went back out to pick up something for all the kids to play. He came back with a slip-n-slide that was three lanes long and set it up in the backyard. After set-up the kids proceeded to play. While playing my husband arrived (YEAH AGAIN!!). The kids continued to play for a little bit then they came inside.
The rest of the evening consisted of dinner, basketball, playtime, and finally relaxation and sleep. My family and I had to get some sleep because the next day we were leaving as early as we could muster the strength to get up and head to Otown for an adventure on Day 6. I had a great time visiting my sister and I hope she will come over to Tallahassee with her family soon so we can return the hospitality. After all that's what family is for.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Spring Break Chronicles: Day 3
Well day 3 (yesterday) was a fairly routine day. We started out by sleeping in. And by sleeping in I mean the kids slept in while I woke up around 7:00/7:30 am like clockwork. Once the kids woke up and had breakfast they got ready for a little play time outside. For the first time ever I let them play with water balloons. I took them outside to fill them up and my daughter, who is the youngest, wanted to keep picking them up and dropping them. After a few minutes my oldest would pick them up and start throwing them at his brother; which isn't fair but I don't think he was concerned about that. After blowing up the balloons I went inside. After only a few minutes my oldest son came inside to tell me they needed more balloons; which they weren't getting.
Around 12pm, after some indecisivness, I finally decided that me and the kids would go to my sisters in Jacksonville for a visit. So I proceeded to start packing. After packing, getting the kids lunch, and finally getting around myself we loaded up in the car around 2:30 to pull out. By the time we got gas and got to the interstate it was more like 3pm when we really got going. I have to apologize to my hubby for the late departure time because after we finally got to Jacksonville, went the wrong way on I95 and ended up in St. John's county, turned around and then made it to my sister's house after going through traffic both ways he had to drive back to Tallahasse for work that night. I admit it was my fault.
Well when we got to my sisters the women had to go out to the store to pick up a few things while my sisters fiance stayed at the house to watch 5 kids (two- 5 year olds, one 4 year old, one 2 year old, and a 16 month old). We went to the Wal-Mart SuperCenter and there was a little trouble at check-out and it took us about 30 minutes (maybe a little more) to check-out. Then we went to Publix to get some bananas and apples because I don't like getting fresh fruit from Wal-Mart and then headed back to her house. When we finally got there it was after 8pm and no one wanted to cook a full dinner. So the three older kids had bagel bites, oranges, and Cheese-its (spelling?). The younger two had Cheeses-its, oranges, and corn dogs. The adults had bagel bites and my sister and I added a hot dog to the mix.
We all fed our tummies, the kids got on their pajamas and played for a little bit, then they laid down in the room while watching TV. After awhile my sister's kids were asleep so I brought my two boys out into the living room to lay down and watch TV. We were up pretty late. While on the couch I tried to get my daughter to go to sleep, and finally she did. Usually we put her in her Pack-N-Play and she falls asleep or cries to sleep and we move her to the bed. Since I didn't have that vital piece of equipment I had to put her to sleep the old fashioned way. Rocking her and singing to her. The boys were of course still awake and once I laid my daughter down my second oldest wanted to sleep on the couch with me. Eventually we turned the TV off and all went to sleep. Sometime during the night my oldest woke up and also climbed on the couch. So we had myself and two kids sleeping on the couch. What fun.
All in all the day was ok. The travel time was crazy, and I actually drove all the way to Jacksonville, but it was ok. I get to visit with my sister for a little bit. The boys get to play with their cousins. And we get to get out of Tallahassee. I do miss my husband, but he will join us on Friday. Stay tuned for the update on Spring Break Chronicles: Day 4.
Around 12pm, after some indecisivness, I finally decided that me and the kids would go to my sisters in Jacksonville for a visit. So I proceeded to start packing. After packing, getting the kids lunch, and finally getting around myself we loaded up in the car around 2:30 to pull out. By the time we got gas and got to the interstate it was more like 3pm when we really got going. I have to apologize to my hubby for the late departure time because after we finally got to Jacksonville, went the wrong way on I95 and ended up in St. John's county, turned around and then made it to my sister's house after going through traffic both ways he had to drive back to Tallahasse for work that night. I admit it was my fault.
Well when we got to my sisters the women had to go out to the store to pick up a few things while my sisters fiance stayed at the house to watch 5 kids (two- 5 year olds, one 4 year old, one 2 year old, and a 16 month old). We went to the Wal-Mart SuperCenter and there was a little trouble at check-out and it took us about 30 minutes (maybe a little more) to check-out. Then we went to Publix to get some bananas and apples because I don't like getting fresh fruit from Wal-Mart and then headed back to her house. When we finally got there it was after 8pm and no one wanted to cook a full dinner. So the three older kids had bagel bites, oranges, and Cheese-its (spelling?). The younger two had Cheeses-its, oranges, and corn dogs. The adults had bagel bites and my sister and I added a hot dog to the mix.
We all fed our tummies, the kids got on their pajamas and played for a little bit, then they laid down in the room while watching TV. After awhile my sister's kids were asleep so I brought my two boys out into the living room to lay down and watch TV. We were up pretty late. While on the couch I tried to get my daughter to go to sleep, and finally she did. Usually we put her in her Pack-N-Play and she falls asleep or cries to sleep and we move her to the bed. Since I didn't have that vital piece of equipment I had to put her to sleep the old fashioned way. Rocking her and singing to her. The boys were of course still awake and once I laid my daughter down my second oldest wanted to sleep on the couch with me. Eventually we turned the TV off and all went to sleep. Sometime during the night my oldest woke up and also climbed on the couch. So we had myself and two kids sleeping on the couch. What fun.
All in all the day was ok. The travel time was crazy, and I actually drove all the way to Jacksonville, but it was ok. I get to visit with my sister for a little bit. The boys get to play with their cousins. And we get to get out of Tallahassee. I do miss my husband, but he will join us on Friday. Stay tuned for the update on Spring Break Chronicles: Day 4.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Spring Break Chronicles 2011: Day 2
Yesterday was day 2 of spring break here in our county and it was another successful family day. For me the morning started around 7:30 am. I thought I would be able to sleep in, and by sleep in I mean until 9:00 am maybe, but my body is on a timer so that's not happening. After surfing the net for a minute the kids finally woke up and they began the morning with cereal for breakfast (w/milk for the boys and dry for my daughter). They watched a little regular TV before the morning movie Chicken Little came on. I went back and forth between watching the movie with the kids and washing dishes; which I actually washed by hand instead of throwing them in the dishwasher.
During the movie I told the kids that when it was over with we would go the the museum and get a happy meal @ McDonald's ($1.99 on Tuesday & Thursday); which they were thrilled about. Sometime during the movie I decided to go wake up my husband for a little quality time while the kids were distracted (yeah right). While my husband and I were trying to "talk" we heard several knocks at the door and several little voices calling our name; which we tried to ignore. Well apparently the movie ended and we were still talking so my oldest (who was whispering that the movie was over) decided to slip us a note. Well I didn't read the note until I got ready to go take a shower and when I opened the envelope and read it I immediately started laughing because my oldest, who is only 5 mind you, had written on a piece of paper that the movie was over. I guess he figured since we wouldn't/didn't hear them outside the door or wouldn't come out he would let us know another way so we could start getting ready for the museum and happy meal day.
After a nice, long, hot shower I got out and made sure the boys started getting ready and I got the diaper bag and clothes ready for my daughter. Once the whole Gambles Clan was ready we hopped in the car and proceeded to go to the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science (http://www.thebrogan.org/). They recently opened an exhibit called "Big Bugs". Basically they have these larger than life animatronic bugs set up on their bottom floor, with learning information about each one, and they all move. For example the grasshopper stands up on his hind legs and his wings spread wide open. The two rhino beetles are mock fighting, and there is more. This museum also has two other floors. The second floor is filled with hands on learning (along with some fish) and the third floor is an art gallery. We have been there before, but the kids love it. And they have a little play area for early learners that I can actually let my daughter walk around in.
After the museum we went to McDonald's. Originally we were going to eat in but decided to get it to go because we were a little tired. Once entering the parking lot and heading towards the drive through the decision was made that I would go inside and get the kids happy meals. Well the amount of time that I waited to order and get 3 happy meals I could have waited in the long drive through line. But I got them and went back to the car so my husband and I could go get something from Lindy's. We pulled out of the parking lot and made a quick stop @ the Redbox machine; which we usually do on Tuesday's for family movie night. Nothing that we had not already seen looked promising so we decided to just pick a movie in our collection and moved on. We got to Lindy's and I once again went inside to order (my husband watched the kids). When I went inside I saw a friend that I had not seen or spoken to in awhile and was grateful for the few minutes I had to talk to her. I ordered a gizzard box for my husband (yuck) and an angel box for me (4 wings, biscuit & 2 sides). We got everything, loaded up, and went to the house. We ate, watched some TV, played on the internet, and just had a relaxing afternoon. Because we ate so late no one really wanted dinner and the time felt like it was moving so quickly so we skipped baths.
The movie the boys decided to pick for family movie night was Step Up 2: The Streets. Well this is a movie they have seen several times, and by several I mean more than 10 times, maybe almost 20. They like this movie because of the dancing in it so each time the music comes on and people start dancing they dance right along with them (short video of them dancing above). Of course one of the kids noticed something on their television that they were more interested in so they kept going back and forth between the movie and what they were watching. Normally I would make them sit for family movie night, but I was drifting and wanted some quiet so last night it didn't matter. The evening ended with my oldest falling asleep leaning against me on the couch. I carried him to our bed and my daughter proceeded to follow and fall asleep in the bed with her big brother. My second oldest was the last to knock off and fell asleep in his room. While I got a little quiet time for a chick flick my second oldest woke up and came to the couch with me. Eventually I just cut off the TV and the couch is where both of us fell asleep until I woke up this morning. All in all the day yesterday was fantastic and very relaxing. When life is so stressful at times all you want is a very easy going day and that is what day two was all about. Stay tuned for the update on Day 3. No telling what this day will bring, but as long as the family is together then I can't ask for anything more.
During the movie I told the kids that when it was over with we would go the the museum and get a happy meal @ McDonald's ($1.99 on Tuesday & Thursday); which they were thrilled about. Sometime during the movie I decided to go wake up my husband for a little quality time while the kids were distracted (yeah right). While my husband and I were trying to "talk" we heard several knocks at the door and several little voices calling our name; which we tried to ignore. Well apparently the movie ended and we were still talking so my oldest (who was whispering that the movie was over) decided to slip us a note. Well I didn't read the note until I got ready to go take a shower and when I opened the envelope and read it I immediately started laughing because my oldest, who is only 5 mind you, had written on a piece of paper that the movie was over. I guess he figured since we wouldn't/didn't hear them outside the door or wouldn't come out he would let us know another way so we could start getting ready for the museum and happy meal day.
After a nice, long, hot shower I got out and made sure the boys started getting ready and I got the diaper bag and clothes ready for my daughter. Once the whole Gambles Clan was ready we hopped in the car and proceeded to go to the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science (http://www.thebrogan.org/). They recently opened an exhibit called "Big Bugs". Basically they have these larger than life animatronic bugs set up on their bottom floor, with learning information about each one, and they all move. For example the grasshopper stands up on his hind legs and his wings spread wide open. The two rhino beetles are mock fighting, and there is more. This museum also has two other floors. The second floor is filled with hands on learning (along with some fish) and the third floor is an art gallery. We have been there before, but the kids love it. And they have a little play area for early learners that I can actually let my daughter walk around in.
After the museum we went to McDonald's. Originally we were going to eat in but decided to get it to go because we were a little tired. Once entering the parking lot and heading towards the drive through the decision was made that I would go inside and get the kids happy meals. Well the amount of time that I waited to order and get 3 happy meals I could have waited in the long drive through line. But I got them and went back to the car so my husband and I could go get something from Lindy's. We pulled out of the parking lot and made a quick stop @ the Redbox machine; which we usually do on Tuesday's for family movie night. Nothing that we had not already seen looked promising so we decided to just pick a movie in our collection and moved on. We got to Lindy's and I once again went inside to order (my husband watched the kids). When I went inside I saw a friend that I had not seen or spoken to in awhile and was grateful for the few minutes I had to talk to her. I ordered a gizzard box for my husband (yuck) and an angel box for me (4 wings, biscuit & 2 sides). We got everything, loaded up, and went to the house. We ate, watched some TV, played on the internet, and just had a relaxing afternoon. Because we ate so late no one really wanted dinner and the time felt like it was moving so quickly so we skipped baths.
The movie the boys decided to pick for family movie night was Step Up 2: The Streets. Well this is a movie they have seen several times, and by several I mean more than 10 times, maybe almost 20. They like this movie because of the dancing in it so each time the music comes on and people start dancing they dance right along with them (short video of them dancing above). Of course one of the kids noticed something on their television that they were more interested in so they kept going back and forth between the movie and what they were watching. Normally I would make them sit for family movie night, but I was drifting and wanted some quiet so last night it didn't matter. The evening ended with my oldest falling asleep leaning against me on the couch. I carried him to our bed and my daughter proceeded to follow and fall asleep in the bed with her big brother. My second oldest was the last to knock off and fell asleep in his room. While I got a little quiet time for a chick flick my second oldest woke up and came to the couch with me. Eventually I just cut off the TV and the couch is where both of us fell asleep until I woke up this morning. All in all the day yesterday was fantastic and very relaxing. When life is so stressful at times all you want is a very easy going day and that is what day two was all about. Stay tuned for the update on Day 3. No telling what this day will bring, but as long as the family is together then I can't ask for anything more.
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