Saturday, in the park, I think it was the 4th of July

Today is our last day at Jessie's dad's, so no more computer access for me. Except at the library. I feel like some kind of caveperson sometimes, b/c, you know, who doesn't have the internet at home these days? Me. It's actually a blessing in disguise, I think though, b/c if I did have the internet at home, I'd be on it way too much. It can be addictive, which is not news to anyone. And my kids like it way too much too. PBS Kids is their website of choice. Though every show and every channel they watch on tv has its own website, so Seth is constantly asking if he can get on "that website". It's funny, he doesn't say, "I wish we had the internet", he says, "I wish we had websites"...haha. The days of childhood are changing aren't they? That's why I'm trying to keep the kids active this summer. Of course, we've watched our share of tv. And here I am on the internet, but you know...Maybe I'm striking a balance, somehow.
I miss my house anyway. J's dad's house is very nice, make no mistake. Its just at home I know where everything is, and the comfort level is higher. Not as in the furniture is more comfortable, but I am more comfortable there. Its just home, I guess. Although sometimes I'm squirming to get out of the house...can I never be satisfied? haha
I still have a list of things I want to accomplish this summer. Care to hear them? I'll tell them anyway. I want to take the kids to the Children's Museum in Memphis. I'd LOVE to go to that water park in Decatur, AL (Point Mallard. Its wonderful...there's a wave pool!) My newest endeavor is to learn to play the guitar. Only problem is, I have no guitar. So that's on the waiting list too. I want to redecorate parts of the house, as you know if you read yesterday's post. Why are all of these things requiring money? Geez. Oh, and I want to lose weight. Ha, when have I not? So that's still there too. I know there are more things I'm not thinking about, but that's the top ones on the list to do this summer.
So, goodbye for now. Hopefully I'll be back soon. :)

Summer breeze, makes me feel fine

We went to the fountain today. And of all things, I forgot to take towels! I always forget at least one thing when I leave the house. Its like an unspoken rule my brain has. Lots of the time its my cell phone.
We went swimming at my mom's house today. Well, the kids did. I didn't bring my suit. But today wasn't as blisteringly hot as usual so I was glad about that. Between swimming, we watched "Are We There Yet?" with Ice Cube. It was so funny! I always thought it looked cheesy or something but it was very funny with all the mishaps with the poor guy and his car. The kids thought it was hilarious whenever he got hit with something. Kids love physical comedy, don't they? Especially when adults are getting hurt. Hmm...
Oooh I heard Dust in the Wind on the radio today. That song takes me back. And its one of those songs that I never ever have gotten tired of. Though I've heard it 2 zillion times. I still love it. I heard it played once in Spanish, when we went to New Mexico on our senior trip. A band in the middle of this marketplace played it. It was cool.
The kids are sunburned! And deeply tan! Seth is like a copper penny! haha and I'm still blindingly white. Its my fate, I must accept it. :)

Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind...

My old comfortable blog! I've missed it. It's not the same writing in a notebook. When you write in a diary, its much different somehow. Anyway...

I doubt anyone ever checks it anymore. I haven't checked any in a while either. But I'm going to.

My life is kind of just floating along on its own right now. The kids are out of school for the summer, so I've been trying to fill our days with fun stuff like swimming and going to the library and anything free or cheap that is fun that I can think of. The fountain in downtown Tupelo (in front of City Hall) is really cool. Kids love that. I always fight the urge to join them in it. But its always pretty crowded these days.

Let's see, there's the summer reading program too. haha I feel like "you can take the girl out of the library but you can't take the library out of the girl". Which is a very dorky thing to say, but I'm never deny that I am a dork. Anyway, we're at the library alot when there's no gas money to go swimming anywhere and its just too freaking hot to go to the park or outside. Which is most of the time!!

I miss the blog days when we were all sort of connected and commenting to each other. It was fun.

I'm thinking of painting my bedroom and redecorating my house in teeny and obscure yet "bright and cheery" ways. Or something like that. I looked at some decorating on a budget websites (not that I have a budget for that!) and it said stuff like "paint your room a calming color, get a new bedspread that matches that, get high thread count (aka expensive) sheets, get new throw pillows for your furniture, put those cool little soaps in a dish in a bathroom, etc,". I'm thinking maybe I can start with painting my room or the soaps. haha the rest will have to come later. One thing at a time. I need a change though.

Hopefully I can blog more soon. Its very theraputic (did I spell that right? it looks strange).

Oh one more thing. Last night I attempted to play Twister with my kids. Remind me not to try that again until I've lost 50 pounds and have been exercising for many months. :(

Until later,