The Lundy 5

lizzy wanted a realistic spring break, so she put her bathing suit on under her clothes and sat out on the windy porch with a book, sunglasses, and flip flops, pretending she was at the ocean. very creative! i secretly took a photo out the window, and freaked her out in the process. :)

my favorite vacation memory is SO hard to choose. after spending a month last year in australia , new zealand , and the cook islands , how can i choose ONE?! i mean there were breath-taking mountains , beaches, volcanoes , rain forests, narnia , middle earth , rafting waterfalls, bungy jumping, jet boating, the great barrier reef, kangaroos, koalas, scrapbooking (totally had to work!), meeting online friends, and just so much more. i'd love to simply choose may of 2009! :) OKAY, CHOOSE ALREADY! to pick one, i think it would be sitting on the beach in rarotonga , cook islands. probably because i was exhausted from that vacation!!! :) this was the amazing view from our bungalow. check out the crystal clear water under the kayak! the island is surrounded by a reef creating a beautiful, calm, and safe lagoon all around the island. you don't even need to snorkel because it's so shallow and clear. the reason i liked it so much (besides the beach, i love the beach!) was it was...

SPRING BREAK! the local schools are on spring break, so we decided we are too! how it's different than any other day is hard to tell, but the kids are happy. it's warming up, so we're spending a little time customizing and packing the RV, and a lot of time just taking a break. fortunately (?? thinking positively!) i have a huge work project to finish up, so i'm working on that as well. plus it's birthday week , so it's pretty insane anyway. but a good insane! :) today allen installed security features (i can't tell you or i'd have to kill you!) and some tool organizational features. lizzy went a a friend's house and got to play with GIRLS for a change. the boys helped me measure and cut their mattresses to size. then it took quite a geometry class to figure out how to position them so all three could see the stars under the skylight. (always learning, even on break.) now the loft at least is customized and ready for the road! we tried making...

mon, march 22: aunt katie and uncle jim came for a visit so we got to show them the new home and spend time catching up. it was so nice to get to sit and talk with them! the kids even played them a song with lizzy singing, matt on drums, and josh on guitar. i was quite impressed myself as i usually don't listen very closely to their practicing. (okay, okay, i try to avoid it) but they did well! tues, mar 23: appt day, so lizzy and i headed to dayton, then did some shopping. not sure what the boys did, but probably bounced. that's what they all do night and day. anytime they have more than 3 minutes to kill we hear, "hey wanna bounce?" they love that trampoline! wed-fri, march 24-26: here's where it gets fuzzy for me! i started preparing for birthday week and the 24 hour chat at DSP so i worked nights and slept in the mornings. i'm not really sure what all the kids did with allen, but i'm grateful that they did whatever it was they did! i tell ya,...

Here are the three winners from my post: DSP Pre-Birthday Giveaways - WIN FREE digital scrapbooking kits! Vintage Vicki, Antoinette, and Kathy Thompson Congrats ladies! I will email you shortly with your free digital scrapbooking page kit prize info! Thanks so much to all of you for the sweet comments and for helping us get the word out about the big week! Hope you enjoy it! This is one of the biggest events Digital Scrapbook Place hosts each year. The week long event is filled with games, chats, prizes, freebies, sales, challenges, and lots of F-U-N! The party starts TONIGHT, March 27th with a 24-hour chat and the partying continues throughout the week! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE !

i'm not sure if i can choose just one favorite thing about women of faith. maybe the best thing is that it comes back every year! WOF is coming up in columbus in a month and i have a ticket! i had such an incredible time last year (and blogged about it here ), and can't wait for this year! of course i can't wait to spend time with my girlfriends. they're my support system and i love and need them dearly. WOF is very energizing and refreshing too. the speakers are relevant and real. the musicians make you want to sing and dance, even if you can't. singing with 17,000 other women is just amazing! and it was very fun to post and read on twitter and facebook about the happenings on the porch and behind the scenes, while it was all happening. i didn't find it distracting, but rather very immersing. i was fully involved with the speakers, singing, friends, strangers, it was just a rich experience. this year's theme is "over the top" and i'm qui...