IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME.....

Yes, it's almost here, it has just about arrived. SCHOOL STARTS IN ABOUT 10 HOURS! Yippee!. Okay, I've calmed down a bit. I just wanted to make sure everyone was aware that SCHOOL STARTS TOMORROW!
We spend the last day of summer vacation enjoying an afternoon at http://www.adventureaquarium.com/. We walked through the shark tank and watched the sharks swim above and around us. We caught glimpses of the large teeth that so many sharks are famous for and the stingers on stingrays which can kill. We had a chance to pet starfish, sea cucumbers?? and jellyfish. It was pretty exciting for both the kids and myself. We sat through the 4D SpongeBob show and ducked out of the way of flying pickles along with getting sprayed with water. It was all fun. I don't quite think S knew what was happening but I'm pretty confident that she enjoyed it well.
My favorite part of the aquarium have to be those graceful hippos. Being such large animals one would think that they're footing would actually be much heavier. Perhaps out of water it is. But swimming, the hippos are graceful creatures appearing actually happy. They were so cute and I wish I could have watched them longer.

So that's it. Summer is drawing to a close and a hint of sadness is creeping in. Soon the leaves will accept their pushes from the trees and begin their descent to the earth while covering the ground with their magnificent colors. It shouldn't be long now...Cool nights, crisp days, Halloween costumes, Thanksgiving turkeys and Christmas shopping. YIKES! Where does the time go?
B will be big man at the school as he enters the 6Th grade while E enters 4Th. My boys are growing so fast..turning into little men. I can remember when B entered Kindergarten with Mrs. M at McKinley. It's hard to believe that this will be his final year at the elementary school.

Also, another ending to mention as well. After 9 years I have decided to resign from HRH.
I am accepting the fact that I will have this pain forever. Even though the doctors cannot find what's causing it I can help prevent it by not standing for long periods of time. Therefore, I needed to give up staff nursing.
I believe that when one door closes another one opens. I have been offered another position working in s business environment using my nursing background. What can be better than that? I will keep you posted on my journey to find a right childcare for S.

Until the next time,
J