WHERE HAS MY ENERGY GONE

Here recently I have been making myself crazy. I have 100's of things I want to do and I tend to get nothing done.

This summer I have my garden again, the weeds are keeping me extra busy this year. I truly love working in my garden but my energy level is very down these days so I am not doing as much as I need to.

I really want to fill my flower beds with flowers again this year like I did last year. Instead, I have planted nothing by way of annuals (my lilies came up and are over grown) and we are growing weeds like crazy. I spent last weekend cleaning them out but still no drive to put some color into them even though I very much want to.

Then their is the house. We managed to paint the front porch but that was out of necessity. We had carpenter bee's drilling big holes through our wood. For years now we have said we are going to side our house, since we plan to side we have done nothing to the house by way of upkeep. A lot of the paint had peeled off and carpenter bee's (look like bumble bee's) love unpainted wood. They drill these perfect holes that are about as big as a dime. This is really not good for the structure of a home so we painted.

I also very much want to put a new front door on, rip off our rotten front porch and fill the 100 year old well that is in my front yard. Visually, I have big dreams for the exterior of my home this year. If I can't muster up some motivation it will be fall soon and nothing will be done.

Does anyone have any recommendations for boosting ones energy? I could really use some help and motivation.

In case I don't get around to it, EVERYONE HAVE A HAPPY 4th of JULY.

VACATION 2010

Summer vacation is one of those things we just love. This year the weather was extra hot but we still managed to get out every single day and enjoy the sun and water.

Here are some pictures that just bring a smile to my face.

This watering whole slowly filled up as the tides came in. The little ones had a blast with this one.

We jumped off the side of the pool so many times my poor arms hurt from all the catching and lifting to do it again.
Botany Bay is this beautiful run of beach that is preserved by the State of South Carolina. It is covered with lots of beautiful shells that are protected by the state. You can't take any from the beach. I think it is OK because it makes the beach so beautiful.

This child climbed every fallen try along our beach front walk.

My youngest wanted nothing more than to see Dolphins in the Ocean. Every trip to the beach the question was raised. So a trip on a boat tour was a must and yes we got to see Dolphins. See this smile, it was because he saw them.
Luke got to go fishing in the ocean with his grandpa and daddy this year.
I really don't want to say much. I think the photo's tell a great story of our vacation and all the fun we had.