I left half the zoo behind

and went to Charleston, SC last week with DevilDoc. It was kinda like the honeymoon we never had, except for I wouldn't pick Charleston, SC as a honeymoon destination typically. But, it served it's purpose for a charming and warm place to spend some kid-free time with my husband.

I won't bore you with pictures, you can head over to Facebook and check them out.

Suggestions if you plan to visit; 4 days was enough to do what we wanted and see the sights. Any extra days could have been spent at the beach or taking day trips to Savannah or Myrtle Beach.

Eat at S.N.O.B. (Slightly North of Broad) at least one, 3 or 4 times if you can fit it in! Our meal there landed in my top 3 dining experiences. Other good eats: Jim N Nicks BBQ, Amen Street (KICKIN' sweet tea!), Market Street Cafe. Get some sweets from Kilwin's too :)

AVOID O'Hare and Flynn wine bar. Crappy service - actually non-existent service. Apparently we weren't the right "type" to be in the establishment as everyone around us was helped, chatted up and delivered their check while we sat and waited to be acknowledged. We had our one glass of wine and left. I really wanted to try the cheeses, meats, oils and breads - oh well. Their loss.

DO walk the streets and take in the history. Market St., King St., Meeting St. and Broad St. Stroll along the harbor and watch the boats come and go. Visit a historic home (we went to Aiken-Rhett Home) or take a carriage tour. Eat local foods, you can have Bubba Gump and BW3 at home. Enjoy a drink, or five, from a rooftop bar.

Oh, and if you are in to INK be sure to check out Blue Gorilla tattoo on Meeting Street. I hear they do some good work *wink*wink*

We found out you were coming after we lost it all. Well, I guess we didn’t know “YOU” were coming…but that a baby was on the way. Had I known you were coming I’d a baked a cake :)

Oh my little Magoo. We gave you that nickname b/c you reminded us of Mr. Magoo the cartoon character. You were born with a full head of dark hair and looked NOTHING like any of us. Everyone joked you were the mailman’s baby b/c your dad was gone to Iraq the same day I found out you were growing inside me. Yeah, THAT joke never got old.



Everyone now says you are my mini-me. I have to agree. You have attitude, you are caring, you are emotional, you are dramatic and you are intensely protective of your family. I watched old home videos – old like they were made in the 50s or something? You are ONLY 5. But, home movies of you as a 2 month old do qualify as “old”. Pookins loved you right from the start. I watched him read you books, cuddle with you and lie on the floor next to you and watch “Baby Einstein”. Nowadays; he reads you books, ends up in your bed on cold nights and sits on the futon next to you playing Wii. Not too much has changed. Just technology I guess.




You melt my heart plain and simple. Eskimo kisses, bedtime routines, tickles – all things I will miss when you move on through the years. Though you pinky swore today that you’d still cuddle with me when you are 14. I’m holding you to that. When I told you 5 year olds don’t suck their thumbs you pointed out that you are still 4 – for just a few more hours you are my baby.

The life we lead....

is so interesting. Challenging? Exciting? Stressful? All of the above? Yes, yes - that's the right answer; all of the above!

Today we conquered another "natural disaster"; it wasn't THAT bad but we'll mark it off our list nonetheless. Today, we woke up to a basement with a good 2inches of standing water - and it was still pouring outside. Thank goodness the large area rug held most of the water to one side of the basement.

So, for those keeping track - that'd be one hurricane, 2 or 3 earthquakes, a couple tsunami (warnings LOL!) and a semi-flood. I have been through tornadoes before we were married so just throw in a mudslide and I think we've got 'em all covered.

I'd post pictures but I'm too lazy to go back and forth right now because they aren't saved on my computer. You can run over to Facebook if you are my friend and take a gander :)

Tylenol, bed and heating pad...in that order.