We celebrated our 10 year Anniversary this weekend!

Joe made it home on time Friday for us to exchange gifts and go have a romantic dinner alone! YEAH!! He got me a really nice camera and I got him a weekend getaway trip to Atlanta to go see the Red Sox play the Braves!! He was really excited and so was I. We went out to Mitchell's Fish Market for dinner and had a nice time. It was quiet and the food was good. All in all it was a good Anniversary.

He's leaving again in just a few hours. He wasn't even home for 48 hours this weekend...but those are the brakes! Nothing either of us can do about it and it's way too early in the game to let it bother us. Just have to go with the flow. What other choice is there??

Last week went fine. I was utterly exhausted by the end of the week but that's to be expected. The kids were good and I did my best to keep them busy. The more we do the better they are....even if that's what's driving me to my braking point!!! LOL I'm sure this week will be fine as well. We don't have much planned for the week but I've been trying to find them a little pool for the yard so that when we get home from school they can spend a few hours outside playing in the pool. They love to swim and it surely tires them out. I couldn't believe I went to WalMart last night and they didn't have a darn pool. I want a plastic on and all they had was the blow up stuff. Grrr!!! Maybe after dinner tonight I'll take them and we'll go to Target to see what we can find.

Nicholas is doing so much better these days and thank God we said our goodbyes to Chloe on Thursday. Nicholas is so sweet on Thursday he told me "Mom there is no more school now...I dont have to worry about Chloe anymore and now I can just play will Sissy." So sweet and so innocent!!! I'm glad he's doing better with everything. He's such a sweet and sensitive child and he's just way too smart for his own good. I still plan on following up on his Dr's recommendations but we have to wait for the new insurance to go into effect. Hopefully I'll be able to get him in by the end of the month for an evaluation. More than anything I think I just want to have his IQ tested. I know he's going to blow the test away. He just sees things and thinks differently than other kids....heck even adults sometimes!!! He's really starting to get into the "whys" of the world. But rather than asking me "Why does this or that happen Mom?" He actually tells me "why" things happen. You can see him sitting there contemplating things and then the bulb goes off and he comes to explain the ways of the world to me!! I love his little sense of humor too. He thinks he's so funny. He loves to tell jokes and act silly all in the name of making others smile and laugh. He's got the best heart. He truly cares about others. Most kids this age are still supposed to be self centered but Nicholas is not at all. The other day he wanted to bring something to school because Rylan wasn't able to sleep at nap time and he thought if he brought his Hess truck to school for Rylan that he'd be able to make him feel better. So loving!!!

They start summer camp tomorrow and they are very excited about it. Not sure if they have figured out yet that they don't sleep over at summer camp or not. But at first them definitely thought that they'd be sleeping in tents at camp!!! LOL They will have a blast. Each week has a different theme and I know they'll enjoy it. Mrs. Long will be their teacher for camp so we're in excellent hands for sure!!!!

Well I guess I better do some laundry and start preparing for my week. I feel a little dread coming on but like I said it's way too early to let this get to me. I can do this. It's not the end of the world. There are lots and lots of people in this situation and if they can make it work than so can I.

Thanks for reading and keeping up. I wish I knew how to post pictures on here because I do have some but I have no clue how to do that. Maybe in some of my free time I'll sit and try to figure that out!!!! LOL