Sosuna-o-Lata

I’m worried about how we’re all going to make it in the next few years.  With the cost of everything going up and up.  Gas and oil are beyond ridiculous, it’s getting harder to put food on the table and now a bunch of mortgage lenders are finding themselves in trouble trying to stay afloat. I’m so glad we purchased our home when we did, if we had waited until now we may not have been able to do it.

My grandmother is back to her old self again after the little scare we had.  After several blood tests, MRI’s and CAT Scans the doctors came to the conclusion that she had very low sodium levels and that is what caused her dizzy and lightheaded episodes.  We’re all happy that’s all it was, it’s something that can be fixed.  It really made her think of senior life insurance and her estate planning to be sure everything was in order.

(Hilton Head Island)

I’m going off on a little mini-vacation too!  I head off to Martha’s Vineyard for 3 days, it’s not nearly long enough but I’ll take what I can get.  It’ll be nice to get away from everything for a couple days.  I was browsing cottage rentals for next year to take a whole week and the prices are outrageous for my budget.  I checked out Hilton Head rentals in South Carolina and found the fees to be similar but the houses were gorgeous!  Too bad it’s a much farther drive than Cape Cod, it’s a beautiful place.

Their off again!  Saturday my kids head off for yet another vacation, this one is with my parents. They’ll be away for 9 days. I won’t have to worry about cleaning up after the kids, pick up their toys, what to make for dinner and I’ll definitely have a lighter laundry load.  They’re lucky they have grandparents who take them away places, if it wasn’t for them, their vacations would be few and far between.

Even though I haven’t used any, I have been curious about diet pills. I’m struggling to lose some weight and checked out a list of best diet pills but thought the absolute best way to lose weight is to eat less and move more. It sounds simple enough but I’m still having a hard time. I am pleased to announce that I have lost 5 lbs in the last 2 weeks. It’s a start!

I took the day off from work yesterday to bring the kids to the beach, all week I was hoping for good weather and I got it.  It ended up being a perfect day for the beach.  The plan was for both kids to have a friend come along but Adam’s little friend had gotten sick a few times in the middle of the night so he had to cancel.  We still had a great time.  We were one of the first families to arrive so we had our choice of spots, we left at 2:00 and there wasn’t a spot left to be had.  Everyone was exhausted, I had 3 sleepy-heads driving home, five and a half hours at the beach takes a lot out of you.  Came home and rested up to hit the fireworks later at night.

Here’s a few photos before the crowds arrived at Rocky Neck, East Lyme, CT:

How important is RAM (Rapid Access Memory)? Apparently, it is pretty important. I just recently purchased a new desktop computer and had to be sure I was getting what I needed so I did a little research. Every time you start your computer, use a program or open a file, it’s loaded into RAM. It’s always listed in software requirements, to be sure you have enough memory to install and run the software. The more RAM you have the more files, programs you can use at once or load bigger files onto your system.

My son The Strong Man?  Nope, I don’t think so.  Last night, my son challenged me to an arm wrestle.  It was a little difficult to get into position since his forearm is about half the size of mine.  I held my arm real stiff, not trying to take him down and that little bugger tried with all his might to no avail.  The next try I let him use both arms, no such luck until I let him win.  I’m sure after a few more years of muscle growth he’ll give me a run for my money. 

The kids are on their way home today, I can’t wait to see them! When an event is 2 weeks away, it seems to come up so fast. When your children are gone for 2 weeks, it seems like an eternity. I didn’t do much of anything while they were gone, there really wasn’t much for me to do. I did clean the house and it was nice to not have to clean up after everyone. I cleaned the kids rooms just a couple days after they left and their doors have been shut since.

I have a special lunch planned for them, hoping they arrive by lunchtime. It’s a 10 hour ride, if they left at 2 am like planned then I should expect them somewhere around Noon. The rest of the day will be up in the air, I’m feeling quite generous so I’ll probably do whatever they wish. I’ve planned a day off this coming week so I can surprise them and spend the day with them at the beach. It’ll be our first trip this season and finally somewhere I can play around with my camera some more and try to get some good shots.

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