Beach Bound

Well, tommorrow we leave for the beach to go to Super Weekend. I always look forward to seeing everyone there and I know Brian enjoys it. The girls also have made friends that they play with every year, so I hope everyone makes it there. Annelise lost another tooth last night, so she cannot wait to show all the kids at Super Weekend. She thinks she is big stuff. Today has just been wild. I went to Barnes and Noble this morning to buy "vacation surprises" for the girls. (AKA- new stuff to occupy them on the trip.) They had some cool holographic puzzles and another type of snap-together puzzle that I bought one of, too. I got 2 things for them to share and I also got some new coloring books. (And to reward myself for choosing such awesome surprises, I got the new Honey Latte at their cafe- yum and yum- it was heavenly.) We are supposed to leave tommorrow after lunch and I have about 2 million things to do before then. I did manage to get the girls bathed and signed up for soccer today. Tommorrow I have to take the car and get the oil changed and tires rotated before the trip, and at some point I need to pack. I debated on not going to church tonight, but I think I need to- if for nothing else, just to sit and absorb for a while. (Not to mention the great Wednesday night suppers....) The braces are on and they are annoying, but not too painful. I look ridiculous. Sort of like a 14-year old who hasn't aged well. I am on a soft diet instead of liquid, which is good, but it takes me about 10 minutes to chew up one bite. I am about to eat lunch- so I have a bowl of Peanut Butter Captain Crunch soaking in milk right now. (Hate mushy cereal, but don't really have a choice.) Tonight I will come home, get the girls in bed and watch Idol with B while I fold about 4 loads of laundry. I was watching it last night and one of the songs just stuck in my head. I have always loved the song "Let It Be", but never really payed attention to the lyrics. I decided that I need to apply those lyrics into my life to help with my temper and some of my stresses. Sometimes things happen that I just cannot control, and it is just best to let them go. Such a simple statement, but so hard to do for someone like me who likes to "fix" things. The simplicity of the song just struck me last night and it was like a lightbulb went on inside my head and I realized that to let some things be as they are is exactly what I needed to do. So, I am trying to put it into practice and I already feel better about some things that have been on my mind. Anyway- since I really should be doing things to get ready for the beach instead of typing on my blog, I guess that is all for now!