Ken in Daytona

This is why we went...Ken was a judge for the JROTC championships...the top picture is Ken standing at attention, waiting for one of the color guard teams to start. Then he is conferring with other judges, and then there is the line of service members walking to the center of the floor to start the knock out drill. Knock out is when they give a series of commands and tap you out if you do not perform the command the correct way or you are no in the correct position. It was fun to watch, the Army Drill Sergeants and the Marine Drill Instructors were really going after the cadets! LOL!!!

when you try to do the right thing....

...and it bites you on the hiney!!

Ya know, I try to do the right thing, really I do.

Can I have my bad moments? Sure, of course I can, but lately as far as I can figure, I haven't had a bad moment, at least when I was trying, ON PURPOSE to do the WRONG thing.

But you can't please everyone all the time and apparently I have to learn my lesson. Oh, wow, that hurt (not really). Lesson learned. Boo-hoo, oh wait, I'm over it!

I always get happy when something good happens to someone I know, I don't get jealous...well, maybe a little,in a good way, but I have had plenty of good things happen to me that I don't hold it against anyone when a nice thing happens :)

And I really hate it when I get misunderstood and something simple gets bent all out of proportion and taken the wrong way, especially when it was completely unintentional, trying ON PURPOSE to do the RIGHT thing.

So, I sit here at Daytona Beach, enjoying the HECK out of it, because my husband serves his country with pride and has for 18 years, because my husband is so good at what he does he that he was hand picked to come here, and knowing in my heart of hearts, my intentions were only good. I didn't lie, cheat, or steal, and because this is my blog, I vent can away, ROFL!!!

Because, really, who reads this silly thing any way, besides my family??? Maybe a few close friends....or my sorority sisters, who qualify as family AND close friends!!

It is time to put the kiddos to bed on our last night at the beach. Ken is till at the awards ceremony and then we head for SC bright and early tomorrow morning, poor guy...he has to go back to work at 0-dark-thirty on Tuesday morning.

Daytona Beach!!!

We must head home tomorrow from the beach :(

We have been having a great time, even Ken, even though he has been WORKING all weekend. He didn't even have his crackberry on him all weekend, it was like he was untethered, lol!!!

The whole reason we are here is the National High School JROTC Drill Team Championships. A bunch of DSL's from Fort Jackson came down to judge, along with Marine Corps DIs along with the AF and Navy. They give the family members a good deal on the hotel and we bought a meal plan so we can eat with our soldier and spend some time seeing them, since they are WORKING all weekend.

I was able to take the boys to Kennedy Space Center for a day which they thought was pretty cool.

And we were able to play on the beach Friday and Sunday, yay!!! Plenty of cute boy pictures to post when we get home...although I have 2 swim lessons and stroke clinic on Tuesday and CAP on Tuesday night! ACK!!

CAP Update

Well, Trey did not win his speech competition but dad, who was there, said he did an outstanding job!

They had a cadet social on Friday night, and then some workshops and other interesting things on Saturday before the Speak Off. They both said the banquet on Saturday night was good, and everyone wanted to say hi to Ken in his dress blues, lol!!

Thanks again for everyone's support for this event. I know it was a great experience for Trey!!

The weekend and beyond...

Well, Ken and Trey have arrived in Richmond, VA, for the CAP Middle East Region Speak Of. thanks to all who helped sponsor Trey for his trip and as soon as I know how he did I will try and post it. the competion begins Saturday at 3 PM. Trey has been practicing his speech, many many times, both in front of others and to himself, so he has it memorized.

Ryan is having a friend over tonight and we are looking forward to a night of pizza and bionicles! LOL!! I am teaching to classes back to back tomorrow and then we have church on Sunday. I thought I would get a break this weekend, with 2 of the men being gone, but I guess no such luck!

We are going to Daytona Beach next weekend!!! Ken is a judge at the National JROTC Drill Team Championships and the family gets to tag along for a very much discounted price. With things being the way they are, and Ken going to ANCOC this summer, this will probably be the only vacation we get.

We are also looking at getting a new-to-us car... I love the Excursion but I don't see gas prices ever coming back down. And next time we move we'll have 2 cars (I always forget about Ken's truck!). I have been looking online and poring over Consumer Reports...I happen to love the look of the new Ford Flex (www.fordflex.com) but they are not at the dealerships yet...maybe by the end of May....then again, maybe not!

Trey's 13th birthday picture

Finally, here is the picture we had done for Trey's 13th birthday.
Thanks to all who have offered their congratulations to him for winning his CAP Speak Off category!! The regional competition is next month, and hopefully dad will get to take him.

Now that I have Trey's picture posted, it is almost time to get Ryan's 1th birthday pictures taken, lol!! We are planning a mini golf party at the Fort Jackson miniature golf course. Pizza, sodas, golfing, friends, what more could you ask for?! At least in SC, we are nearly guaranteed to have good weather! Now we have to pick a theme and get all the party goods. Did I mention how much I love living in a city that has a Party City store?!

I have been teaching a LOT of extra water aerobics classes, and have picked up more swim lessons as well. I have 2 different adults I am teaching to swim, both are ladies in their 70s who have never learned and now is their time! They are too cute and so sweet!

We will spend Easter at home, Ken is cooking steaks! YUM! Along with some papas (a potato recipe he got from Uncle Steve), salad, a few appetizers, and cheesecake for dessert. A non-conformist Easter dinner but it will be delish!!

Trey's CAP activities!!

Saturday, March 8, Trey won his category in the SC CAP Wing Speak Off!!!
He had a to give speech in the 3-5 minute category, on an aerospace topic. He chose the History of Flight. He did all the research, wrote a brief paper to create his speech from, then condensed and practiced for a week. He had about 2 weeks to prep for the whole thing.

He and the winner in the 5-7 minute category will now get to go to the Middle East Region Wing conference in VA next month to compete again! What an exciting event!!!
We have not yet decided who will take him to the conference, dad or mom...I think it depends on dad's work schedule.

Last week we mailed off the applications for the Space Camp scholarships, we should hear back about those sometime in May.