Paradise over

We have gone from paradise to the opposite of paradise. Whatever that is. Tonight we stay at the Baymont Inn in West Virginia. Quite different from the Marriott at Marco Island. We were so spoiled in Florida, that I am having a hard time returning to normal life. We traded the cute convertible in Florida for the family car with the cat top carrier. We traded our ocean front dinners for Subway for lunch. We traded listening to our own music on our iPods to listening to "The Farmer and the Dell" and other children's songs on the cars CD player. And we traded the beautiful emerald green ocean for some nasty hotel pool that I wouldn't even get in.

So, we will finish our trip tomorrow and return to normal life. It is good to be back with the kids again. And we are forever grateful for all those who made our get away possible. Lulu, Nannie, Pop-pop were our kid sitters, and Annie and Mikki were our dog sitters. THANK YOU EVERYONE!