“The search for the perfect venture can turn into procrastination. Your idea may or may not have merit. The key is to get started.” – Unknown

So I get on here at the beginning of 2010 with these big plans of blogging frequently. I'm not really doing it for others to read but if they do that is wonderful but I want to do it for me so that I can just get these thoughts from my head and put them somewhere else for a change. As you can see it is the end of July and I am just now doing another one.

Why do I procrastinate? I think it is because I feel I don't have a creative thought in my brain at times so I figure why bother because no one will want to read it, however I forget that I like to read it down the road when time has passed. I like being able to look back and say OH YEAH I remember that, that was a fun time or wow I can't believe that happened so long ago.

This summer has been a busy one. We surprised Matthew with a trip to the Nickelodeon Hotel in Orlando. He has wanted to go there a few years now and he had no clue until we pulled in the parking lot. We went to Universal as well and made the mistake to try to see the Harry Potter park on the FIRST week it was open. MISERABLE!!! It was so hot and you had to stand in this stupid long line just to get in that section of the park and then once in there it was shoulder to shoulder people. I believe I may have experienced my first panic attack when it was so thick with people that I couldn't even breath. Matthew got a wand though and that was the main goal. We will go back to the Harry Potter park oh say in about 5 years!!!! The Nick Hotel was SO MUCH FUN!!! I really enjoyed our stay there. If you got little ones that like Nickelodeon I recommend saving your pennies and taking them there at least once. www.nickhotel.com

Matthew turned 8 and is about to start 3rd grade on the 9th of August. He says he is not ready but when I brought home all his new school supplies he happily set down and sharpened a whole pack of pencils and put them in his new pencil pouch. He had the cutest look on his face as he was looking at all the new stuff. He then looked up and said "but this does not mean I am ready to go back to school" , maybe he thought that since I brought those home he was having to go the next day. It was too funny!!

We are starting our 3rd year of living away from our family. I still have moments where I feel like just a visitor here or a tourist. We have found a great church www.newpassionchurch.com We really enjoy going there and have met some great people. It is a new church but I think great things are happening there so if you ever come to visit me be prepared to go to church with me!!

My next blog will be one with pictures so that if you haven't seen us in awhile you can catch up on how Matthew has grown and how gray John's hair is. hee hee!!