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I got to get better than I am doing at keeping up with this blog. I mean there has to be a way to keep up. I know, I know, I just got to do it. Thank you Nike.
Anyway, there seems to be lots going on but while it is happening I don't really see it.
The library changed the way we accumulate and use vacation time so for the next year we have tons of vacation and the year after also lots (but not as much). So it looks like the next year will have at least two go-away vacations. Places on the fantasy list so far are Rome, Ireland, Hawaii, Bermuda and Sicily. Next year is definitely Israel. Sharon has been saying "Israel 2010" for the last year now. For that one we will include Petra, Jordon as a add on.
Oh yeah, this summer Sharon and I will also go down to Islamorada, Fla. with Michael and Alex for 3 or 4 days. I wanted to do it myself for a couple of reasons. One is that if I went with just them we could do it in just one room. It is cheaper and I could also be with them more. Sharon pointed out that if something happened (sickness) to one of them I could do stuff with the other one. This trip is to try and be even more a part of their lives. I see them a lot but it is always with family stuff going on. I want to show them a good time and do some stuff that is exciting and fun without video games. I want to take them snorkeling and maybe para sailing and show them some of the beauty of nature. There are places that they can easily be in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Atlantic Ocean just by crossing the street and I think that is darn cool. Also the water,fishes and clouds are amazing here . The para sailing might be too much reality for them though. I guess we will see when the time comes.