Till We Post Again!

We are all running around crazy getting ready for our big Spring Break trip!!!
Lets see diapers-check
swimsuits- check
airplane entertainment- check
My sanity-if any out there finds it let me know. I will pick it on the way to the airport!!!!
Princess Cruise Line get ready because here comes the Dodson Family and I think that we are all a little crazy these days!!!
I hope everyone has a great spring break and I will post on the cruise if it is possible. If not see you in April!!!
The Dodsons

Bryden's Big Day

Bryden was so excited this morning to share his Birthday with his friends at school. He got to be V.I.P. this week and I am sure he was a big help in his class. He will have a little party at the indoor water park on Friday and now I will have to get used to saying I have a 7 year old and a 6 year old. I might have to practice this.


We took this picture this morning because we got a little bit of snow last night. It was all melted by 11:00am but I bet it will be many years before Bryden sees snow on his Birthday again. It has been a crazy year!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRYDEN!!!!

After a Long Hard Day

After a long hard day of school, basketball practice, playing with toys, there is nothing better than kicking back with the cousins and watching a movie. Oh and the kids like to do the same too!! As the adults were watching some of the college basketball playoff games we put a movie on in the bedroom for the kids. It seemed to be going well except for the "little brother" factor.

I will let you guess which one might be the trouble maker.

Hint: He would be the one with the mischievous grin on his face.

Coming out of the closet

I am really feeling like I need to clear my soul of and awful and terrible guilt I carry with me because of an addiction I have. Some people I know may have suspected by some of my actions that I had a problem. Some people have confronted me on this matter and tried to support me. However, I cannot give it up. My own husband has decided to go out of town and all I can think about is how I can feed this ravenous addiction inside of me. He knows I will slip while he is gone but suggest to be keep IT to a minimum. He too has not been able to help me.

I wake in the the morning and I crave this addiction. I lay in bed late and night and try to contemplate more important things in life but IT has taken over my body, my mind, and my soul. IT creeps up when I am doing nothing or while I am watching TV. I cannot stop it alone.

Why you ask am I addicted to something that causes me to scratch and bruise my arms? Why am I putting myself in physically dangerous positions while using muscles in my body that I did not even know I had. One step too far to the right or one shift in balance and I could end up in the middle of a catastrophe. I know this is not good for me but I still cannot say no. I still cannot let IT go.

I am so into my addiction right now that IT shows itself in my everyday life. I watch people on T.V. do it all day long. I have even done IT in places I never thought I would including almost every room in my house. As well as in my friends houses, multiple times. I have even done it in my in laws house, my sisters house, and my moms office. When I think of the amount of money, time and energy I have spent on this addiction can I still justify IT?

The latest name for my addiction is April Love. I did IT all over my Kitchen and I love IT!!!!

Where or Where Can She Be?

Like usual I headed upstairs to wake the children from their nightly slumber so we can all begin our day. I always head up the stairs and open Makena's door first. Today I was startled at the fact that her bed was empty. I quickly looked downstairs to see if I had missed seeing her in the kitchen. Nope! Questioning her whereabouts I headed to the boys room to confront them. Perhaps they were in cahoots. There it was!! The answer to all of my questions and the beginning of many more questions.

Bryden sleeping soundly in the top bunk and Sissy in the bottom with her baby brother. Why.? I do not know. I may not want to know so I will leave it at this. And a few minutes later we began our day. You should have seen the chaos about fifteen minutes after this picture was taken.

It is Hard Being a Puppy

It must be so hard so sleep on a whim, give yourself a bath on the living room sofa or be able to wag your tail and make someone go goo goo over you. This would be the life of Duke. (He is actually breathing in this picture) We still are not potty trained but sleeping through the night without having to go out. Baby steps, baby steps and hopefully soon he can be released from his pin that he spends most of his day in. However, I am convinced he is just pretending to not be potty trained so he CAN stay in the pin and therefor the 2 year old that lives in the house leaves him alone. I think he is smarter than he looks.