Relaxed, Recharged and Ready!

We spent last week at the beach.  Boy oh Boy!!  A much needed week away from reality.  Time to cherish with family and just enjoy.  The "real" world ceased to exist for a week.  Nothing mattered but eating, sleeping and just having a good time.  The boys loved having so much attention.  Maybe loved it all little too much at times.... but that's vacation right?!

I took tons of pictures of course.  And I'll do a whole post about the beach.  I just wanted you to know we are alive and well!  Ready to tackle what lays ahead.  The day before we left to go to the beach our realtor called me.  "Cookie, I got someone wanting to show your house tomorrow.  From 4:00 - 5:30 pm. Will that work?"  I'm sure he heard me roll my eyes over the phone.  "Yes.  I can make it work.  We're heading out mid morning for a week at the beach.  What's one more thing to add to my to-do list before we leave?"  We always leave with a clean house.... but HELLO!  A showing means the house has to be extra clean.  AND I knew upon our return we were having an Open House.  We got home this past Saturday and had an open house yesterday.  House had to be extra, extra clean.  It was actually a Open House for Realtors.  And we all know how brutal Realtors can be.  I wanted this place in tip top shape!  The idea came from a good friend whose house is also for sale in our neighborhood.  She wanted to open all the houses up that are for sale to try and get more activity. 

Anyway...... the past two weeks have been busy.  Yet much needed in the way of recharging and getting ready for the Fall.  My sweet boy (LM) will be going to school all day this year.  **gasp!**  I think it will be really good for him but come on! I'm his mama.  I might just have a few tears as I'm dropping him off so early to spend the whole day at school.

We came home Saturday and went to church the Sunday..... And a gentleman said a prayer that has stuck with me ever since.  He said be good stewards of the present..... with your time, blessings and possessions.  The past is the past.  It's over and done with.  The future is the future.  It's not here yet.  Live in the present.  Live in today.  Because today, we can do something about it.  that's a whole post worthy of itself.  But it's been sticking in my mind for several reasons, so I thought I would be kind enough and share! :)