Be careful what you DON'T wish for!!

If you know me very well, you know how I feel about the Boy Scouts of America. I watched all five of my brothers watch my Mom get an Eagle Scout award for them. I was not impressed. I spent my days mocking my friends in their goofy yellow shirts as each of them became "Den Mothers!"
I'm sure you can guess what happened next...I got the dreaded call. I will be the new Den Mother for my son and all his little friends. Heaven help me. Karma always manages to get you!

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Not spontaneous!? I'll show you!

So my fabulous husband who lives for adventure, stumbled upon me 14 years ago. Okay, so he will be the first to admit that the pluses outweigh the negatives in our marriage. Every now and then he just would give up the clean kids, house and nightly meals for me to be a little crazy, just bust out of my routine!
He came home the other day and reminded me that our anniversary landed on Mother's Day and that I deserved a break. I can't argue with him about that! He had arranged babysitting and all I had to do was plan an incredibly cheap/free trip! Somehow we pulled it off and the next day we were off too Vancouver (Our honeymoon spot.) We had to take separate flights and I was so ready to sleep all the way there. Unfortunately, the guy next to me, decked out in leather and covered in tattoos, had other plans. We, or should I say he, felt like I'd be the perfect person to share his life story with. He did promise that the Hell's Angels would have my back from now on! I can't tell you how comforting that is!
The trip was the best thing we've done in a long time! As much as I hate to agree with Hillary Clinton...is does "take a village" sometimes and I thank all my fabulous family for taking such good care of my little crew while I was away! I couldn't be more grateful. Here's to spontanaity (I'm not even sure how to spell it, that's how much I lack that characteristic!)
We are already planning a tour for all of our family and friends to Vancouver. Get on the list...everyone needs to see that town in their lifetime. Pic's are coming tomorrow :)

So I'm finally out of the 90's and can put pictures on my blog! Thanks to my genius little brother Burke. I just couldn't figure the picture thing out and none of my kids would teach me! One day it dawned on me that one of my five brothers travels around the country teaching teachers how to blog! I wonered if he could help!
For those of you kind enough to show an interest in me and my family...pictures make everything better!

Lani goes to Disneyland!!

Lani sees Disneyland for the first time!