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Summer time sendoff at the Springs

The Hubby and I took a couple of days off at the end of the week before the kids went back to school. One of the days we went to the springs. I don’t know why we haven’t been before. It was beautiful, crisp and COLD and since it was a weekday….uncrowded.

The swimming part of the springs is concreted off, similar to a swimming pool…around the edges but still plenty of rocks, sand and algae on the bottom and crystal clear. The swimming area is separated from the river with a lovely walkway with a jumping platform on one side and waterfall on the other side.

The restaurant portion offers AYCE pancakes for about $5.

Behind the restaurant are the remains of the original mill.

Swimming and jumping in super clear and crisp 70degree F water.

Sad to say the ole Fountain o’ Youth was bone dry.

7QTs, Blog Challenge version

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It’s Friday people and not ONLY is it my FAVORITE day of the week….seriously….favorite!!! It’s also 7Quick Takes link up with JEN ANNNNNNNNND day 5 of the blog for 7 days challenge with JEN. It’s been a good week of blogging, I mean hey, my daily views are up to at least 20 average everyday….don’t hate….it’s also forcing me to sit down and blog…short and sweet or not, the point is to blog! Here’s my weekly wrapup:

Leaving in a few minutes to get my workout on. My rear end is still sore from Wednesday so hoping for limited lunges and squats. **update: watch what you wish for, we used the TRX and hit the WHOLE bod, especially arms. My forearms are dead…typing will be a problem today. OY.
Family rosary last night. Perfect? Nay. Not even close. Improvement? Vast. Continue? But of course!!
Hubs and our youngest boy are planning on kayaking this evening. Hoping the afternoon thunderstorms cooperate and allow this quality time activity/male bonding time.
Oldest boy and myself are heading on a little road trip to our old town tomorrow for a surprise birthday party for my dear friend’s 16-year-old son. I’ve promised him driving time ON THE INTERSTATE, Starbucks, a trip to the Vans store for school shoes and Old Navy to finish up his school shopping for pants. After all, he IS giving up 2 WHOLE days of skateboarding…..
I napped before dinner yesterday. 30 minutes. Rest/nap. GLORIOUS. Can’t even tell you the difference it made in my evening. Uninterrupted recharging after a day at work before starting evening activities Highly recommend it!
Started re-logging my food for the day. <smh> the hardest thing about me eating healthy and exercising is the diet portion. Not BEING on a diet…just PLANNING the meals and LOGGING the intake. When I am consistent in these things, along with my exercise….success. Why? Is? It? So? Hard????? **on the upside, one of my friends from the gym has been my tracking accountability partner and is down 5 pounds….now my competitive juices are flowing!!
Finished up my 5th Ginger Garrett book in 3 weeks and started Mere Christianity last night. This should have been linked to Cari and Jessica for “What we are reading Wednesdays” but….better late than never?!

Have a great weekend. I’m off to sweat!! Now to shower and get the ball rolling for FRIDAY!!! Happy Weekend and keep those blogs rolling!

Day 2. Friends.

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Day 2 of jumping in for the weeklong challenge with Jennifer and blogging posse. As I logged on to my trusty laptop this morning….she wouldn’t start up. UGHGHGHGHGH. Finalllllly she did. Now I am backing this baby up as soon as I post this. Let’s all take a moment and pray for my computer, K? Thanks.

Last week was a great week with lots of visitors, family and friends. I told you about my sister’s visit HERE.

The fun didn’t stop there though!

I had the great opportunity to meet (IRL) a blogger I follow, Circles in the Sand, as she and her family were here in our neck of the woods on vacation. From Dubai. She is a delightful gal from the UK, her Hubby is a pilot in the UAE. I enjoy hearing her tales of parenting, life in Dubai and travels elsewhere. She was a joy to meet and I felt like I was catching up with an old friend.

Bloggers IRL. Photobombers and bunny ears are universal!

Our boys were at sleepovers so Hubby and the girls came along for dinner. There was no lull in conversation and she was completely easy to talk to and incredibly comfortable to be around. Our girls adored the little guys with the English accents and enjoyed every moment of dinner and chasing them to and fro while the parents chatted. (They are good little babysitters, keep that in mind should any of YOU venture my way…)

Silly kids

Our Hubbies were so sweet to humor the meeting of the bloggers. Next time, perhaps Dubai? 😉

Hubbies rock!

Now if that wasn’t already an awesome week of visiting, one of my oldest friends came to town and I met up with her and her mom for dinner at our favorite sushi spot. Catching up, making the rounds of life, kids, hubbies, work and celebrity drama. Three hours goes by far too quickly.

Only downside, I’m hungry for more friend time!!

Weekend SURPRISE!!

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My nephews are big ole baseball players. You know the travel team, All-star team, any team you can put together and they’re IN! My brother in law loves the game and coaches and my sister loves the game and brings the cheers. This past weekend they had a travel game tourney of several days long scheduled, sadly, it superceded our July 4th plans. And then……the baseball mojo just wasn’t clicking and they lost and were done. Early. Days early. What do my sister and her hubs do? They drive south, of course! Surprising me at work and stayed with us the weekend. Super fun. Super spontaneous. Super idea. Props to my brother in law for the great idea.

Sister love!

Dinner out Friday night (gift certificate from Christmas FINALLY put to good use!), beach day, ice cream, fishing and enjoying each other’s company. Good for the soul!

Cousins….yeah, YOU get a good picture of all of them!

Weekend collage!

Parenting. Not for the weak.

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It’s summer. Need I say more?

I didn’t think so.

It’s rained this week. All. Week. Every. Day.

I actually enjoyed working because I knew I wasn’t cooped up in the house with bored kids trying to fray each other’s last nerve as a past-time. I was glad the girls had day-camp to go to. Glad the boys are old enough to entertain themselves with bike rides and skateboarding (in between the rain) and horn practice and video editing.

Last night though. The rain mojo. Oy. So bad. So bad that on the way to our son’s July 4th concert I turned the car around. Yes I did. We kicked the girls out. Yes we did. We made them go back in the house. Yes we did. It cancelled all “rest and relaxation” time for our 15-year-old, but hey if Mama and Papa aren’t getting any R&R why should he?

We asked each other, “What the he** are we doing wrong???”

Reality: Rainy week. Less than adequate planning. Tired kids. Tired parents. Boom!

Answer to our question: “nothing”. We are doing everything right. Life happens. Especially when you have 6 personalities to deal with. And rain. Life happens.

Moving on.

making the trek

Trekking through life: Faith, family, friends and a whole lot of coffee!