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We had a great lightning storm tonight…Dee and I had just tucked the boys into bed and went outside to watch. After taking 150+ pictures, I got this one. Reminded me of the movie “Something Wicked This Way Comes” Two hours later, the lightning is still going.

We had a great birthday party for Trey today…Dinosaurs, his favorite. He’s been looking forward to it for a long time and we had some cool activities for the kids to do. I think Trey may be the most creative almost 3 year old boy ever, though…at one point he came over with a foam sword and his foot in a bucket and said “I’m a peg leg pirate” Seriously! Linda and Scott brought the girls earlier in the day so we got some time to be with them, the girls are getting so big! Trey’s friends started showing up and playing, I had made dinosaur eggs (sand, water and cornstarch…heated then formed into an egg shape around a plastic dino and dried) that the kids broke open with a hammer, then they erupted volcanos (made out of the sand mixture and baking soda in the top and they poured colored red vinegar on top) and they did the pinata. They didn’t hit it open, but they all got a turn to whack it before Dee broke it open. Some more time playing outside, then cupcakes and presents. Whew, what a day!

The boys are having a sleepover at Nana and Papa’s house and I was up at 4:30 in the AM and not able to get back to sleep!?!? You’ve got to be kidding me. The one night that no little gremlins came into our bed to snuggle and here I am up blogging. It’s a beautiful morning, though, I can’t complain. The cruise ships are coming into port with the sun shining off their stern, it’s quite the picture.
This weekend’s a busy one…Rotary Auction this morning. We scoped it out last night and found a few things we want to get but nothing we are dying to have. We usually get a lot of boy’s clothes, shoes and toys. Also looking for some thermarest mattresses for camping. Funny thing is, there isn’t much we NEED this year, but we will still come home with a truckload full of things we never knew we always wanted. The boys love it, it’s like Christmas in June.
We’re planning on going to see Wall.E this evening with Mary and Alice and then we’ve got to get things ready for Trey’s birthday party. It’s a Dino-extravaganza….we’re planning (and this doesn’t mean it’s going to happen…but it’s the plan) on making dino eggs that they will smash and find little dinosaurs inside, a volcano that they can erupt over and over again and all in all fun stuff for them to do.
Dee’s up, it’s time to shower and head out to the auction to find some diamonds in the rough.