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So the kids were on Spring Break this week, and I honestly have to say that I love having them out of school. We get to go do fun things and I don't have to worry about the daily grind of getting them up and ready for school, taking them to school, running my errands while they are in school, getting them from school... you get the point. It's all about SCHOOL. I'm ready for summer break already. Can you tell?

Well we started the week out with a day at home, we did make a trip to the park for a picnic, but that was about it. Tuesday we went to the zoo, and I was a little worried how the kids would behave, me taking them by myself. They did great though :) They really are some of the best behaved kids I have ever seen. They make me proud and I love when we get compliments on how well mannered they are. They went to stay with their mom for 2 days then came back to us. Had to work a double shift on Friday which blowedddddd. Then I called in sick Saturday so Chris and I could take them to Gatlinburg for the day. It was the first time they had ever been and we had soooo much fun!!!

First we went to the Ripley's Museum and they really enjoyed getting to look at all the weird and crazy stuff in there like the two headed cow. There was one part of the museum where it gets dark and there is some scary stuff and there is a treasure chest type thing and when you open the lid it lets out this high pitched I'm being murdered scream and it scared the kids to death! Gabe literally screamed too and jumped back, poor kid :( Then we went to the Mirror Maze which was super cool. I was afraid we were going to lose one of the kids in there. Its dark and there are red lights on the floors and spinning doors and techno music... Ethan kept dancing in the mirrors. He really is a good little dancer. The next Usher or Chris Brown. lol. Next we went and had lunch and while we were there saw a kid who couldn't have been 10 drinking a Monster Energy drink.... Really? I had no idea that a CHILD needed more energy?? I would NEVER let the kids have an energy drink. I swear sometimes I question the intelligence of parents. Just b/c a parent isn't a drug dealer or snorting coke doesn't make them a GOOD parent. There are some dumb people in this world and that child's parents are two of them. Then we went to the Ripley's Aquarium :) I have been to this aquarium several times and love it. I was so glad the kids loved it too. They loved looking at all the fish and they LOVED the water tunnel with the moving sidewalk. Then the kids got to spend their Birthday money in the gift shop, they really liked that. After that we were  going to ride the trolley back up the strip but it was like a 20 minute wait so we just walked. I wanted to get one of those old timey photos made but they said it was $35 dollars for 6 people and that's only one copy and additional copies are $10. Wow. Those people are making a killing. They advertise it takes less than 5 minutes to do and they make $35 bucks? I still want to do it. lol. but we skipped it this time round. Ben and Jerry's was next for icecream and then back down to Pigeon Forge where we played mini golf with my friend Brandi and her son Ashton (aka Ethans new best friend) and then they joined us for dinner :) OVERALL... the trip was a success and we can't wait to go back. I told Chris if I got nothing else out of our one day vacay it was that as parents we have to be doing something right, b/c I saw soo many spoiled, bratty, poorly behaved children. As parents we have to remember that we are raising a child to adulthood. We should be teaching the manners, values, and morals from day one, not just getting through the day to get to the end.

Gatlinburg = FUN!

Today I had to work, but we went to the in laws this morning and had Easter breakfast and then the Easter bunny came and the kids got to hunt eggs. I had to leave in the middle of it all to go to  work :( but I was glad I didn't have to work my usual Sunday double. We were slow today which was weird. Last Easter we were on a wait forever and our kitchen crashed. Today we got a little pop and then it was over. I did ok. Then after work I met Chris and the kids at my parents house. The Easter bunny came there too! The kids got to hunt eggs again then we set down to ham, potato salad, green beans, mac n' cheese, and corn on the cob with pina colada cake for dessert. Then my sister and niece and nephew came over for awhile to play with the kids.

Its been a very busy week, but I love it. I'm tired as hell, but I love it. Also, I'm still taking my medication the doc put me on. The longer I take it the side effects keep decreasing so I guess my body is getting used to it. The biggest thing is that it makes me a little nauseated right after taking it, but its not too bad. Go back at the end of the month so we will see what he says :)

Got. to. get. off. here. so. so. tired. lol.