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We are having a great time in Maui.  The kids loved the submarine trip, but Blake was bummed we didn't shell out the big bucks for the real submarine tour where all of the ship went underwater.  I could bob up and down in these waves forever.   Those sea turtles know how to put on a show.

Archaic

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It hit me yesterday, that blogs are dead.  What am I supposed to do?  I have my whole family history on this blog and I am not sure I want to share it daily with everyone on Facebook.  I don't Twitter or Instagram so I am going to wait.  I am going to wait until something comes along that revives the blog and has magical coding fairies to take all of my past posts and carry them to the new platform unscathed.  

Access Denied

My children were out of control so I texted Andrew and asked permission to ban all movies, video games, and tv shows for the month of January.  He said yes and I am the happiest mama on the block.  Blake has never learned how to transition off of media so this has been a breath of fresh air.  I wish I could pull the plug forever, but I know the lesson of self-regulation is an obvious need.  I myself do not believe in potty charts with gold stars or toys used as carrots, but instead try to foster a conversation about the issue (plus lots of rags and carpet cleaner).  It isn't working on either end so I am going to need to find that middle ground for Blake and his siblings.  I wish the boy wanted to throw a football in the backyard!

Richmond Beach

We had our RV winterized a bit up North so we stopped at Richmond Beach to see what it was like.

Wow, kids are lucky to have this vista while swinging:

Two jellyfish Blake poked to pieces:

Blake taking family photos:

Driftwood a plenty:

We have a view of this beach so it is fun to look back and see where we live.  We couldn't make it out, but it is the middle landmass:

Crushin'

Mr. Probz

My new crush.  Do you think Andrew would let me write to Mr. Probz to ask if he could come sing lullabies to me before falling asleep each night?

That might not be appropriate, but a girl can dream.

I wish I had invented his outfit.

Get Outta Our Way

The grocery store goes like this: pumpkins, turkeys, santas, then the 12th Man January arrangement outside.  This is so exciting to have gotten this far again.  Die Green Bay, die! 

Self Stamped

I made a card for myself today.  I don't care if the Seahawks win the Superbowl, but So Help Me God, they better beat the Packers on Sunday.