One day he broke the fence down,
And she was left with only a frown.

As time would go bye,
She did nothing but try

To not think of where the little sheep had gone,
But it was so hard to go and move on.

One day she asked the farmer, “Will my sheep ever come back?”
The farmer replied, “Only if he can find the right track.”

As cold nights set in that warm little sheep,
Was helping another woman fall fast asleep.

Enjoying a Free Birthday Sundae!

A friend of mine works at the Great Wolf Lodge in Pocono Mountains, PA. While visiting my mom one year, he was able to get us day passes to use the water park. Spencer wasn’t born yet and we all had a blast! When we realized there was a Great Wolf Lodge in Sandusky Ohio, only about an hour away, we knew we had to go!

I wrote to Great Wolf Lodge and told them about our plans to take a family trip there in the up coming weeks. They were very kind enough to offer us a discounted stay!

I have no idea why YouTube uploaded it in such poor quality!

There were many things that I was impressed with during our stay. Within the Lodge there are 2 places to eat. One is the Lumber Jack’s Cook Shanty which is open daily for a family style breakfast. Each morning they had a giant breakfast spread.  Pile your plate with made-to-order omelets and waffles, hash browns, bacon, muffins, cereal, fruit and more. It is Buffet Style! All you can eat! And the prices? You are already thinking over priced and outrageous because it is within the Lodge right?  For myself, my husband and 2 children, breakfast was around $35. I was happy to see this for several reasons. Sure, we could run down the road to some nasty fast food place or we could also leave the property, go to a restaurant and pay the same price PLUS waste time driving, Gas, traffic etc. I was happy to get everything I needed AT the lodge.

The other is The Gitchigoomie Grill. The grill is open for lunch and dinner, and can prepare a meal to satisfy any Northwoods appetite.  Adults feast on appetizers, soups, salads, burgers, steaks, pasta and other specialties from the grill. The only thing that I was a disappointed with on our entire trip was my french fries at the Grill. The meals come with chips but my husband and I wanted french fries. It is $1.50 to substitute and you really don’t get many. At first I thought it might have been isolated to that one meal but we ate several there.

One of the things I swore to the cashier I would mention on my blog was a simple but lifesaving find for me personally. I have naturally curly hair so going to a water park with no hair ties is a real issue for me. In my rush to pack I forgot them! I walked into the gift shop and  asked the cashier what was the tiny chance that they had hair ties? Wouldn’t you know, they HAD THEM! Not even junk ones. A name brand, an 8 pack was only $1.69! This was one of those small details that I was happy someone thought of.

They had a few areas for Toddlers but Spencer wasn’t really interested in much of it. All he wanted to do was keep watching the bucket tip. We were not able to do much as a family because we had to keep switching off with Spencer. My personal opinion would be that this location is more fun with children 5 and over unless you have more than 2 adults or someone to watch a smaller child. We did have a BLAST though!

My Personal Suggestions for the Lodge:

• Towels were scratchy. This included the room towels as well as the park towels.
• No place to hang swimsuits to dry in the rooms. Clips in the shower perhaps?
• Switch to turn balcony lights off. We didn’t sit out because it attracted the bugs.

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Today I found myself stranded (abandoned) in Sandusky, OH. How I got there isn’t really information for this blog other than I was INVITED on a trip. I didn’t bring any money with me because I put to much faith in the one who invited me. We will just call this person Judas. Long story short, the person left me 70 miles from home. I had my Jeep so this normally wouldn’t have been a big deal. This is how it went…

1/4 tank of gas and no cash on me. (Judas said he would pay for my gas for the trip since I made it clear before hand that I didn’t have the extra gas money to spend)

GPS on phone wouldn’t pick up my location so I couldn’t find my way home regardless of the gas issue.

Cell battery dies while trying to tell Judas to let him know of the issue. Judas informs me is it not his problem and leaves me there. Judas never came back to look for me.

Cell car charger decides to take a crap (AGAIN! That one was #4)

I go back to the place I had been staying to get a phone book. I lucked out in finding a Sprint store less than half a mile from where I was. Go there and they charged my phone for 10 minuets since I am a customer.

I call a friend to come out to Sandusky for help. Friend drives out to help. Go to “That W store” to buy a phone charger.

While driving on the turnpike I decide to open my sunroof. My ticket flies out the sunroof of my Jeep. I get off the turnpike and since I had no ticket, a $2.75 toll turns into a $10.50 toll.

When someone you love is using you, you often know they are. You know later you are going to be crying again but you let them use you. Why? For that 5 minutes with them, that one kiss, that one hug, to hear them say they love you, to be intimate with them. Does this make you crazy? Weak? Pathetic? No, it makes you human. It takes a lot to let go of something you once held so near and dear to your heart.

I learned a very hard lesson today. I have been telling myself for months that I needed to let go of something I knew wasn’t a good place for me. Why didn’t I? I couldn’t. My heart just wouldn’t let me. I thought I needed what I wasn’t getting and I thought I wanted what I hoped to get.

Over the past 3 days, Judas and I shared a lot information. I was being shown text messages from people, being told stories about Judas friends, “love” interests, old friends, new friends, watching Judas betray friends and family members, watching him lie to twist a story so it made me look like that bad guy. I decided I didn’t really care anymore. If people want someone like Judas in their life they the stupid people are them, not me.

I was holding on to something that I thought was what I wanted and needed. Sometimes you have to really be kicked hard to realize what you knew all along. To walk away.

I am so sorry that I missed your last Father’s Day. I am so sorry that you were taken from us just 10 days later and you were much to young! Any man can be a FATHER but it takes someone truly special like you to be a DADDY. I hope that where ever you are today, you are being celebrated the way you deserve to be. I refuse to cry today because I know you wouldn’t want me to. Instead I am trying to focus on all of the wonderful times you made me laugh in those 30 years. I love you and miss you so much and I can’t wait until the day when I get to see you again, I know you will be there waiting for me with open arms.

All My Love,
Your Baby Girl

Dad, my sadness knows no end;
I can’t believe you are gone;
I am grieving for you every day;
It’s hard to carry on.
You were always there to support and care,
When I needed a true friend,
How I will ever do without my dad,
I cannot comprehend.You were my teacher and my guide,
My dad, so good and strong;
Your example will sustain me now,
And last my whole lives long.
I am trying to communicate;
I hope that you can hear;
Expressing what I feel for you,
Helps me feel you are near.
My memories of the times I had
Help the pain to go away.
But Dad, my life won’t be the same;
I miss you every day.
A part of me went with you;
You left a gap too big to fill;
You are my Daddy and my  hero;
I love you and I always will

I actually have some very nice plans and I am not going to let insignificant people ruin it for me. I say let all of the drama queens fold inside each other and enjoy their miserable live. When the truth unfolds, I will be sitting back with my sons, laughing and watching saying “I told you so!” I know one poor soul will be hurt but hey, I tried right?

HAPPY FRIDAY and have a GREAT weekend!!

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT!!!

Imagine that you had won the following prize in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400.00 in your private account for your use. However, this prize had rules, just as any game has certain rules.

The first set of rules would be:
1. Everything that you didn’t spend during each day would be taken away from you.
2. You may not simply transfer money into some other account.
3. You may only spend it.

Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another $86,400.00 for that day.

The second set of rules:
1. The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can say, “It’s over, the game is over!”
2. It can close the account and you will not receive a new one.

What would you personally do? You would buy anything and everything you wanted, right? Not only for yourself, but for all people you love, right? Even for people you don’t know, because you couldn’t possibly spend it all on yourself, right? You would try to spend every cent, and use it all, right?

ACTUALLY, THIS GAME IS REALITY!! Each of us is in possession of such a “magical” bank. We just can’t seem to see it. THE MAGICAL BANK IS TIME! Each awakening morning we receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of life, and when we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is NOT credited to us. What we haven’t lived up that day is forever lost. Yesterday is forever gone. Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your account at any time……. WITHOUT WARNING. WELL, what will you do with your 86,400 seconds?

Aren’t they worth so much more than the same amount in dollars? Think about that, and always think of this: Enjoy every second of your life, because time races by so much quicker than you think. So take care of yourself, and enjoy life! Here’s wishing you a wonderfully beautiful day!!!