Camping with the scouts

Well the Brescias are on their first camping trip this weekend at "Scoutland" near Lake Lanier with literally hundreds of other Boy Scouts and their families.

We arrived last night around 6:00 pm and unloaded and pitched tents. The boys had a great time running around the campsite for hours playing cops and robbers in the dark with flashlights!

We roasted marshmallows, made s'mores and cooked Hpt Dogs on the bonfire. Yummy!

Lights out was around 9:30 or 10. I am not entirely sure which because we unplugged. It was great. Sleep however, was not readily available. Not much too be had by anyone... And we thought morning could not come fast enough. 7 am was loudly announced by talking and yelling, zippers, and clanging.

Breakfast began with cold Poptarts, and Nutrigrain Bars, but followed by "Toad in the hole", bacon, and Pancakes due to the generosity of others. Most importantly we got COFFEE.

Breakfast came and went, then it was time for the Flag ceremony, announcements, and Prayer. The boys ran and played, and now, we are in line for Archery. Not too shabby for our first camping experience. Eh?




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Technology day

I was one of the suckers who went out and bought the new Verizon iPhone4.

You see I have wanted one for years but refused to switch from my beloved Verizon to AT&T. I became an Android user instead. I loved my Droid2 phone, a lot. But then in the last few years I have become a big fan of Apple. Ditching Windows has been a thing of beauty because with my Apple products... Well, they work! I don't have to sacrifice time for productivity and that is the way it should be.

I am a Tupperware Consultant and earned a free iPad last summer in a Sales/Recruiting contest! I LOVE it! I take it every where I go and use it for things like Facebook, Twitter, e-mail, Tupperware orders, games, notes, bible study, book and magazine reading, etc.

The irritation I was soon experiencing was that I was buying duplicate apps from the Apple App store and the Android Market, and my technology didn't always talk to each other.

Alas, then came a VERIZON iPhone. I contemplated waiting for a 4G version to come out. But I got email in my inbox that changed everything... An offer from an eBay store to buy back my two Droid phones for nearly the same price as the iPhone! You see I have 5 phones on my account. Two of which are eligible for upgrades now, so off I went.

Today I spent the day packaging up old phones to sell. I cleared memories, reset to factory settings, boxed 'em up and printed shipping labels. I pulled all of my accessories out, organized them and listed them on eBay the skeletons of my smartphone past.

HERE'S HOPING I BREAK EVEN!



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superbowl sunday 2011

Well it is Superbowl Sunday 2011 and one of our favorite teams is playing... The Steelers! No parties for us... just hanging out at home, munching on our own snacks, comfy in PJs. Of course, personally all I care about is the commercials.

The boys are having some friends over to play this afternoon and that is all they care about!

Been to church, received an awesome message on leadership, and agreat lesson on the significance of the third commandment, respecting our Lord's name.

Groceries have been bought, hair cuts given, and bike maintainance supplies purchased. Time to rest! Happy Sunday.

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Halloween Costumes

Well it is time to get ready for Halloween again! We just made a family trip to Party City and dropped a pretty penny on costumes. I have an Iron Man 2 and an Iron Man war machine, and one Grim Reaper hubby!

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Summertime is Over

Wow! Seems like just yesterday the boys got out of school! They have now been back in school for a week and half! Of course, they were lucky duckies because they only went 1 day last week. We had the pleasure of traveling to Orlando for a vacation in Disney World!

Thanks to Tupperware, we got great deals on transportation, meals, resort stay, and park tickets! Tupperware's Annual Jubilee (national conference) was last week in Orlando on Disney property. What an amazing experience! The training, reveals, and inspiration was phenomenal and first class all the way!

Time Management Training

So I was in Orlando Florida last weekend, at New Director Experience with Tupperware. An amazing opportunity to receive sage and wise advice as to how to be a successful director. I really went into this training with a desire to master Time Management of my Tupperware Business. I have learned what I need to do, but doing it however is going to be another thing. Self Discipline is something I have never really mastered, you know the saying, "the road paved with good intentions"? I could have coined that phrase. I have tried over and over again to master that skill, but somehow, I can always find something better to do.

Anyhow, it becomes more challenging when you throw life's little disractions in the way, such as Facebook, Email, Phone Conversations, and doctor's appointments. It seems that there is always somebody in my family that needs to go to some doctor for one reason or another. Today it was the third visit to the eyedoctor in the last few months. First it was my exam, and contacts, then my oldest son's exame and glasses, now my second son had his exam and we had to purchase yet another pair of glasses. Oh and the oldest needed a follow up exam from the first one! Yikes! Gonna need to take out a small loan in this family to cover the eye issues alone!

My favorite time of day...

Each and every school morning my alarm clock goes off at 6:20am. It is really 6:10 am. Is purposefully set my clock 10 minutes fast, mainly so I can take my time getting up, and hit snooze at least once if necessary. I turn off the alarm, let the dog and cat out, then settle in to the recliner and turn on my favorite news station. At 6:30, the boys alarm clocks go off and I look forward to my favorite time of day. The moment they come out. That is because when they do, they are sleepy and warm and snuggly! They anxiously crawl into my lap and snuggle up to get warm and try to wake up. We have about 7 minutes to do this as we wait for the weather forcast discuss appropriate attire for the day, and I get lots of "Mommy I love you so much"'s and I tresure each time I get these moments!

Female Friends

I am truly humbled at the strength that exudes the beauty of my female friends. So many of them have experienced truly amazing medical nightmares either themselves, or in their children I am truly in awe of them. Their heartaches make me a stronger person, and I am grateful for their willingness to share how God has shown his presence in those situations, a loving reminder of how faithful God is.

Lost Fan

I just read a couple of posts of "Hurley" from Lost.  They are great!  I love the one about saving on TP with coupons and the one about feeding a pig a ham sandwich.  Totally  cracking me up and causing me to want to start blogging!

Tuesday Morning

It is raining again today, which of course is bad and good. I am tired of rain, however, I am so thankful that God has been blessing us with so much rain here in North Georgia because it is so desperately needed. Remember, back in November, we were in so much danger of running out of water by the end of December! God is so good!

The roofing engineer was supposed to come out about 20 minutes ago, but since it has rained, he said he can't get on the roof when it is wet, he won't see anything. He is supposed to come out later this afternoon if it stops raining long enough to get the roof dry. I did go to the Bank this morning after dropping off Zachary to deposit our Allstate checks.

Tyler and I played Dora Memory Match Card game. He is so very good. Smart little guy.

After we pick Zachary up from school, we are going over to Sawnee Primary School to register Zachary for Kindergarten! I just can't believe it is already that time! Amazing!

I have started in on the never ending piles of Laundry this morning to get the clothes ready for packing in our suitcases. I hope it is warmer in PCBeach than it is here!

Monday, March 31st, 2008 4:50 PM Eastern

I have been very busy today getting ready for our family vacation, only 5 more days!  The boys are so excited, as am I!  I have been up to the attic to pull down the boys summer clothes, as well as the Size 5, 5/6, and 6 stuff for Zachary to try on.  There was more in there than I thought that would fit.

After I picked the boys up at school, I took them to get haircuts.  We HAD to fix the places where they decided to cut their own hair last week.  Whew, they look much better!

Time to get back to organizing so I can get these bins up in the attic tonight.  Have to make room to pack!