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Bricen's Swim Lessons

Bricen has just finished his first swim lessons. He has done great and has learned a lot. We were really pleased with what he has learned. He was the youngest one in his class. The other 4 children had already taken swim lessons last year with Betsy. Today was parents day and we got to go in and watch. I have two videos that I am going to post. Bricen has not gotten on the diving board all week and he did today and he turned back and jumped off the side. Then with a little of daddys help he did it and we were so proud!

Happy Father's Day!

We have had a great Father's Day weekend! We went to Ebenezer Park in Rock Hill camping. We left Friday evening after work and headed right down the road to our destination. It was great not going far. We got there and set everything up. We camp in our enclosed trailer that we normally haul our 4-wheelers and Rhino in. Once we get where we are camping we roll the stuff out and we set up camp. It's a great set-up. We have heat and air and we have a lot of great stuff that makes camping great. (Cots, Microwave, Crock-pot, refridgerator, portable grill etc.)The only thing we don't have is a bathroom and I would love to have one of those so we don't have to use the bathhouse. Hopefully before long we will be able to upgrade and get a small toy camper or small RV that we can pull a trailer behind with our Rhino. I know you are thing whats the use in going camp if you have everything you have at home. Here it is..... FAMILY QUALITY TIME! I love it! We get to spend time together and relax all at the same time.
We went with some friends Derrick and April Gillespie and their two kids Champ and Chloe. The kids were great and for the most part we stayed around our campsite for the majority of the trip. Albert, Bricen and I had to go to a family reunion on Saturday for lunch so we left for a few hours.
There was a lot for the kids to do. Swim in the lake, they have a playground, we rode our Rhino and what they did the most you aren't going to believe. We took two monster trucks, 2 4-wheelers and 1 Ford truck with a trailer and they played with that the whole weekend along with some rocks and leaves. You would not believe how entertained they were. I think there was a conversation about how we needed to go home and clean out since they were so entertained with so little.
We had a very laid back relaxing weekend. Something about sitting around a campfire you get so relaxed.
We came home today and I got everything put up and we all took a shower in our nice clean bathroom and we all took a great nap. One of my favorite Sunday afternoon rituals.
I cooked Albert a nice Father's Day supper and we watched the movie RV. Bricen loved it. He thought it was as funny as Albert and I did. He is a great movie watcher. It doesn't have to be a cartoon for him to watch it.
As we were all on the couch Albert said, " I had a great Father's Day weekend spending time with my family away from all the hustle and bustle of everyday life."

I will post pictures of the cute plate that Bricen made for Albert for Father's Day! He also got a refrigerator for the 4-wheeler trailer and a shirt that is smaller than all the rest of his shirts. He lost a lot of weight and he hasn't gone shopping so everything is still so big. He has lost 2 sizes and he looks great. I wonder what he will get for his birthday? Um..... Clothes that fit? Well I think thats a great idea.

Happy Father's Day!

Clover High School Class of 98'

It's so hard to believe but it has been 10 years today that I graduated. We are having our 10 year class reunion Saturday October 11, 2008. We are planning it and I am really excited. I think we are going to have a blast. There are so many people in my graduating class that I still hang out with and their husbands graduated with Albert so they all know each other.




Class of 1998






Albert and I my graduation night!




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Back to dieting!

I guess I will spend the rest of my life dieting but I am excited to know that one day I will be skinny again. There is hope that one day it won't matter how big I will be because GOD wont care. LOL I started yesterday and I am determined. Those are my famous words started a diet yesterday and I am determined. I am doing no carbs for a month and then adding them back in a new way. After this month is up I will be eating a lot healthier. Not as many carbs and better carbs like whole wheat breads. I know no carb diets are not good for the average person but I have IBS and carbs do not agree with my body and I have been praying really hard with my weight issue and I had a horrible weekend and I knew he was speaking to me through that so I would start my diet yesterday with no looking back. So I have faith that he is going to help me throught this and hopefully I can come out a winner! Please add me to your prayers that I can accomplish this. You know the prayer: Lord if I can't be skinny please make my friends fat. So if you are skinny and you want to stay that way pray that I will have will power and I can get this weight off.