Sleep

Last night, I peeked in on our children

as they were sleeping

and noticed how peaceful they were

and how they sleep in such odd

positions sometimes.

Brayden and Blake were hanging

over each other and 1/2 way off the bed

and Abigayle was sprawled out

as usual, with her head on the pillow

arms straight out, legs spread

just sleeping away.

I wish I would have taken

pictures but I found these

from about a month ago.

Above was Abigayle,

Sound asleep,

sitting up,

head tilted up,

which is her favorite position.

For some reason

when she is fighting sleep

all I have to do

is put her in her

highchair and walk away.

Here's Blake,

no covers, he's NEVER liked them.

If he gets cold,

he just comes and cuddles with you

and kicks your covers off too. lol.

Ankles crossed,

he's also done this since he was a baby

not sure why, but it is awfully cute!

Arms straight up,

seriously this kid,

has and probably always will take up

as much room as he possibly can

while sleeping!

Then there is Brayden,

curled in a ball,

under LOTS of covers,

huge pillow,

and yes Cloud (his stuffed monkey)

is tucked in with him.

These boys are total opposites.

Then it dawned on me...

It runs in the family.

Here is Bailey.

SOUND ASLEEP!!!!

I mean really??!!!

Could you sleep like that?

Our Adventure

I received this card yesterday:

Since I met you,

all I can think about

is making you happy.

I want to see your smile

and hear your laughter.

I want to kiss away

old hurts

and hold you

until you know

without a doubt

that this is for real...

I want to memorize

the sound of your voice

and the dreams

of your heart.

More than anything else,

I want to make you happier

than you've ever been before,

and give you all the things

that you truly deserve.

Then he writes some other things

and ends with this.

Soon we will be out of this turd hole

of a town and start on our

new adventure.

Love,

Your One and Only

To this I must say,

Chuck,

You complete me

I cannot imagine going

though this big adventure

of life without you.

May we have many

"new adventures"

to add to our book!

Love,

Your Co-Pilot

I'm sick now

Well... I caught Chuck's cold.

Fun huh?

Ab's has had diarrhea for the last few days,

and it just dawned on me that

that is her version of the cold.

Today we will lay low

and hopefully we will feel better tomorrow,

we have our first library play time tomorrow.

Exciting news,

Abigayle now likes

fish sticks and chicken nuggets!!

At least it is a start at liking meat, right?

Today, I am grateful that I have found

the only diaper rash ointment

that has kept Ab's little bottom clear during this diarrhea!!

Thank you Arbone!!

Did someone say Noah?

We are flooding over here.

Didn't know we needed paddles to drive on the freeway

but oh my goodness there was a ton of water!!

When we went out yesterday

the rain was coming down so hard

that we could hardly see

and everything was so flooded that

it was ridiculous!!

With the massive amount of snow

that has just melted,

I'm just not sure if New Jersey

can really take anymore any more water.

We look like a swamp land over here.

I'm very excited that we finally

found a Costco!

It was raining so hard

that by the time I made it into the building

my hair was literally dripping!

All I could do was laugh.

I am very excited to finally have good

food at a good price!!

My freezer is STUFFED!!!

100 Percent AGAIN

Chuck took his test yesterday and received

another 100%!!!

Well... actually the teacher

marked one question wrong

and Chuck asked why get got it wrong.

Chuck told him that was the right answer

and the teacher agreed.

Actually the answer sheet had the wrong

answer on it.

The teacher laughed and said,

'no wonder so many people were getting

that question wrong'. lol

So... he get a 100%

Scuba class was supposed to start yesterday.

This is an extra class

and it held after school on Fridays

then one Saturday.

They showed up, started filling out paperwork

and the owner showed up and cancelled the class.

They will most likely start class next week.

Chuck was able to come home early

and it was such a nice surprise!

Brayden and I soon left and headed to

Target and to the library.

I decided to go farther and head to another library

and I was pleasantly surprised.

They actually had a good supply of Christian books

Even a Beth Moore book!!!

I am so excited!!

I asked why they had books that

their website said they didn't have.

And they explained that I couldn't search

'all libraries'

I had to search only 'public libraries'

Which makes no sense to me but at least now I know!

I'll search and have them transferred

to my little library next time.

I am thankful scuba class was postponed a week

and now Chuck will be able to enjoy

our company and some sightseeing!!

Liberty Hall and Statue of Liberty we will see you soon!!

We took a walk

The weather was nice yesterday

and we were finally able to leave the apartment.

We took a walk to K-Mart and Dollar Tree.

This is the only thing within walking distance,

so... it'll have to do.

The boys each picked out a new coloring book

and then I picked out Abigayle's first girly coloring book.

She loves to color when we do schoolwork.

I finished my book yesterday.

Decided it was a really good book

and if anyone wants to read about deep wreck diving

you should read this book.

It is based on facts and interviews on a lost

WWII sub.

The experiences are all real and it goes into

detail about diving.

The commercial diver in the book actually

went to Chuck's school.

And the German submarine was found it New Jersey waters.

All the experiences are true to diving so

if you are interested in knowing what

Chuck will be experiencing while working,

you should check it out.

We bought it on Amazon for $1.25!!

It is called Shadow Divers

Written by Robert Kurson.

I am thankful for our library,

which helps my children grow their

imagination, fun free entertainment,

and gives me an opportunity to become

lost in great books!

Chuck got his feet wet

HE DID IT

And he did GREAT!! This dive hat he is wearing is solid brass and weighs 40lbs,

but it floats in the water.

When he made it down only about 3 feet

the hat was floating so high that he couldn't even see out of it.

He had to resurface,

have it adjusted,

then go back down.

At about 20 feet down his lead line

became caught in his air value on his dive hat

and actually shut off his oxygen.

He quickly turned it back on and continued his decent.

Once he made it to the bottom,

28 feet at this point in the lake,

he walked backwards

did his line pulls,

then continued to his project.

The project was timed and when he found it,

it was in a hole.

He couldn't bend his head down to look at the project

cause the hat will let water in so he did this project

without looking.

He still finished in enough time,

got a 100% on this project

and spent 35 minutes under water.

He said the visibility was about a foot.

All he could see was green.

Brayden was excited since his favorite color is green!

THANKFULLY one of his buddies

was tending him so he was confident his gear was set correctly.

Some guys couldn't clear their ears

so they had to come back up and try again another day.

Another guy totally freaked out and wouldn't dive

and Chuck said that today was the day

that separated the men from the boys, lol.

Aren't these pictures great!!!

Today, I am thankful that my husband had a clear

mind and was able to turn his oxygen back on!!!