Barrage of Updates

We have had an exciting last few weeks. I really have not been ignoring my blog. I have been blogging but we have been in campgrounds where I have had no internet service or spotty service. We have been to Concord, Falls Lake, and Fort Fisher, and now back to Falls Lake. We have had many adventures so far. I am trying to go back and post the blog posts in order so be patient with me as there will be a few posts loaded in a short amount of time. Please go and read them all as we made some great discoveries.

Carl has army duty this weekend so I have been spending my days, not evenings, at my moms house. She has internet service so I am loading the posts as quickly as I can.  Hopefully I will get used to where I can have internet and post on a more consistent basis.
I have already learned so much on this trip. It has been a time of soul searching and teaching my children to do the same. We have had some issues with  behavior and attitudes but we are intent on working on these relationships with each other and our children. We are busy tying heart strings and creating memories with our family.







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