It's been a while since I've been here

It's been a long time since I've posted, but I'm going to work on things this week and should have more pictures by this weekend. Work has been extra busy - short staffed and school starting made for a couple of really hectic weeks. Just to give you a little teaser about what's coming up, I'm going to post about Elvis, a pineapple plant that my mother and boys planted, Big Mo and Tail of the Dragon, tattoos (all four of us got one), plus our trip to Florida include some terribly exciting (and scary) rides at Busch Gardens. So, please be patient and I'll be back shortly.

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A Poem for My Prince Charming

This is a poem for my dear husband, my prince charming...

I Promise
By Dorothy R. Colgan

I promise to give you the best of myself

and to ask of you no more than you can give.

I promise to respect you as your own person

and to realize that your interests, desires and needs

are no less important than my own.

I promise to share with you my time and my attention

and to bring joy, strength and imagination to our relationship.

I promise to keep myself open to you,

to let you see through the window of my world

into my innermost fears and feelings, secrets and dreams.

I promise to grow along with you,

to be willing to face changes in order to keep

our relationship alive and exciting.

I promise to love you in good times and bad,

with all I have to give and all I feel inside

in the only way I know how,

completely and forever.

Holiday World - better than a Krispy Kreme sugar buzz!

Yesterday was sooooo much fun! We went to Holiday World with our church youth group and had a blast. Boscoe toured the park with another group and we didn't see him much, but he did tell me that he rode the Voyage three times in a row and grand total of 7 times for the day! Holiday World says The Voyage is the #1 Wooden Coaster on the planet. You'll experience 24.2 seconds of zero-G, one of the steepest drops on any wooden coaster and 90-degree banking at highway speeds! Frankly, I'm not that impressed. Ummmm....actually, I'm really afraid to ride it. The drops are too steep for my taste. Boscoe also went on the Liberty Launch, the wave pool, and all of the other roller coasters. I know his stomach was satisfied because he had pizza for lunch :)

George and I stayed with friends of ours, M and J. We went on the Raven roller coaster, the spider, the scrambler and the tilt-a-whirl (M loved all of those), the Hallow swings, Revolution, and so much more. George and J got the highest scores on the Gobble Getaway. George's score was 627 and J's score was 870. I was happy with my score of 230 especially since the last time I went I got zero (but don't tell anyone that I had the gun pointed backwards the entire time), I think M's score was around 190. The water park was also great. The wave pool was a favorite of George and J. Our group really liked the "funnel" and all the tube slides. It was so hard to fit everything into one day. Lets not forget about the ride home. It was almost as exciting as the park because of the wrong turn I made. I think going through Switz City was definitely what you call taking the scenic route. Here are some pictures from our fun-filled day.

Boscoe and N waiting to enter the park. I'm sure they will try to have a good time.

George and J waiting to enter the park. They were so excited that I think we only heard "are we there yet" two times on the way down.

M on the Hallow Swings. Too fun!

George ready to get wet!

Santa, we've been good. Really, we have!

George's Smiling Face

I should have posted this earlier with my writing about the boys going to dirt bike camp. This is George's smiling face as he was waiting to take a swim test. We've heard that he's having a great time at camp. Even though Boscoe has had problems with his bike, he's having fun also. Prince Charming and I can't wait for them to come home so we can hear about their week!