All good things...

All good things come to an end. Just finished up packing the last of our things...a whole LOT more then what we arrived with! Gotta love all the great shopping here!!! What a wonderful holiday! 10 days was perfect! A week just leaves you wanting more and 2 weeks is a little too long but 10 days is PERFECT! It's kinda like golf...9 holes isn't enough, 18 holes makes me delirious and 13 would be great lol! Anyway, my parents spoiled us rotten (and we loved every minute of it!) We are already excited about next year. We leave tomorrow or late tonight depending on how you look at it?!? We have a travelling day from hell so hopefully it'll go smoothly. I've started praying already!!! lol!

Paradise part deux...

We had another great day yesterday. The sun, sand and surf...it just doesn't get any better! Last night the gang (all 21 of us!!!) went out to this restaurant that was having an "All-You-Can-Eat" Rib Feast!!! OMG! You've never seen such mass consumption of meat! They certainly didn't make too much money off of us! We all left with smiles on our faces, full bellies and messy clothes! lol!
This morning we went for our usual walk and spotted dolphins playing in the water! Abbey and Michael were in awe. They were quite close to the shore...like 10 feet away so you could see them clear as day. Dolphins are my favourite animal. When Steve and I went to the Mayan Riviera a few years ago we went swimming with the dolphins. A dream of a lifetime for me! Sadly the pictures turned out not so great. I was so excited that I'm giving the gummiest smile in all of them! Not attractive! Anyway all this to say that it was really nice to see the dolphins this morning! Made me happy!
Steve's golfing AGAIN!!!! It's a perfect day for it though! Sunny but with a nice breeze (by the ocean anyway!) The more he golfs, the more I get to shop!!! So I really don't mind! hee!hee!

I wish I could post pictures but I didn't bring the right attachments...bummer!!!

PARADISE!!!

Just came in for lunch and thought I'd update everyone. We are having a BLAST! The weather has been amazing!!! 81 today!!! We have settled into a nice routine. At the beach early (by 8:30) chasing birds and finding treasures (seashells lol!), then back home for breakfast and swimsuit changes, for our second trip to the beach..but this time to build sand castles!!! We usually come in for lunch around 12:30 and then it's NAP TIME from 1:30 - 3:30. After nap it's snack and pool time! That's the best! Abbey and Michael "think" they can swim so you have to be on your toes. The pool water is much warmer then the ocean so Mommy does the pool and Daddy does the ocean! Great deal eh?!? After supper we head down to watch the sunset. It's quite spectacular! The kids have met lots of little buddies...including a little boy named Carter who calls Abbey "ABBA"...it's too cute!!! I can't believe we have a full week left! YAY!!!

Florida!!!

We've arrived!!! YAY! After a 9 hour drive and 2 flights we are finally here! The drive was a piece of cake...the roads were clear and the kids were angels (big thanks to Grandma & Grandpa and the portable DVD player they bought at Christmas!) We stayed in Bangor, Maine at the Sheraton attached to the airport and we were on the plane by 5:30 am. We left Maine and it was -39 with the windchill and after a quick transfer in Cincinnati we arrived in Sarasota at 11:15 to a balmy 79 degrees. We took full advantage of our first day (as exhausted as we were!), swimming in the ocean, the pool and building sand castles. So much fun! I'm off to bed (very early) but tomorrow's another fun filled day!

The Eagle has Landed...

I'm DONE! My report cards are DONE! Printed and handed in!
That's all the energy I have to write. I'm going to watch Amazing Race!
Without any guilt!!! (haven't watched TV without the feeling that I
should be working on reports in weeks!)

It's all good!

Steve is back and all is good in the McAlpine household. He finally arrived at 1:30 this afternoon. He called when he was about 10minutes away so the kids and I were waiting outside on the porch when he arrived. He started honking his horn about 5 houses away which sent Abbey and Michael into an absolute frenzy! The were jumping up and down yelling "Daddy! Daddy!" Steve jumped out of the car and they ran to him to give big hugs and kisses. We were all teary eyed. I swear it was a scene from a Disney movie!

Abbey wasted no time in telling Daddy the day's events. Especially the fact that Michael bonked her on the nose. Her exact words were "Momo frappe Abbey nez bobo Abbey". It was so funny...although not when it happened! (Momo is what Abbey calls Michael.)

Steve came back with presents for everyone! Abbey and Michael got new toys and new beach towels and sunglasses for Florida. They each got two new outfits for Florida as well. They are so cute...although you can tell Steve's not the one that does the laundry around here because he bought Michael linen pants...FOR THE LOVE! I'll just be ironing them in all my spare time! lol!

I was spoiled too! I received 2 new shirts, new pj bottoms and a workout outfit (he knows it won't be used for that since he's been married to me 5 years but at least if the urge strikes I'll look the part!) Maybe I'll just stroll the beach in it looking at my watch pretending I'm timing my run! ha!ha!

We had a wonderful steak dinner this evening...first time we've had red meat since he left last week. It was DELICIOUS! It must have given me brain power and energy because I completed my Language, Learning Skills and some of my Discovery comments. Math I will tackle tomorrow but that should be easier because you can either do it or not do it! No grey there...it's black or white!

God help us if Steve ever gets deployed! I swear I'm moving back home!
It's almost midnight and I'm off to bed. Sweet dreams everyone!

P.S. Steve's team won the silver medal! They were beat out my Petawawa. :-(

In like a lion...

In like a lion, that's for sure! We have a severe weather warning in effect here tonight...it's the same storm that hit Ontario on Thursday night and that's now moving East towards ME!!! Steve is STILL not home! Can you believe it!?! His flight that was supposed to come in Thursday night got CANCELLED, his flight that was supposed to arrive tonight CANCELLED. They are hoping to get out tomorrow morning and be here by early afternoon. I'm keeping my fingers crossed because all of these cancellations mean BAD NEWS for my report cards!!!! Argh!!!

On a more positive note, I am now in possession of our passports!!! YAY! I arrived at the Halifax Passport office at around 10am (after an hour and a half drive) and left at 3pm (don't feel too bad for me...I did some shopping in between!lol!) They told me on the phone that I just had to drop in to pick them up...should have known better that it's never that easy when you're dealing with a government agency! It's all good now though and my toes will be in the sand before you know it! All I have to do now is start my week off with my new student teacher, plan for a supply (I took 3 days without pay to spend more time in FL!), do laundry, pack, get a pedicure/waxing, clean the house OYE! let's stop there... I'm stressing myself out! Thank God Steve is coming home!

The kids are really missing their Daddy too. The other day we were out for a walk and they saw a neighbour of ours (who's also a pilot) from a far getting out of his car to get the mail. He had his flight suit on and the kids yelled out "Daddy!". It was cute and sad at the same time! Less then 24 hours now and we'll be a complete family again! Can't wait!