Tattoos are a form of art. I could go either way on this topic. I myself have multiple tattoos, all of which
I got when I was less than 18 years old.
I have had them for more than ten years now, and I could at this point
in my life take them or leave them. I
don’t necessarily regret them but I think I would think twice before I get
another one. I do think that they are a
way to add a little spice to your body and they are something you have control
over. In life you can’t choose your
looks but you can choose your tattoo. I
will be very strict with my kids about getting a tattoo. I didn’t think or plan out my tattoos and I
wish I would have gotten something with more meaning. My sister has many tattoos, and I love hers. She put a lot of thought into them and they
all have a lot of meaning, where mine don’t really mean anything. Lesson learned for me and that is why I will
talk with my kids to make sure they don’t make any rash decisions.
So last week I had a pleasant surprise. One month ago my sister and I decided we
would drive to Grand Forks, North Dakota for a long weekend. I was a little worried how I was going to
handle school work, but I was really in need of a long weekend. So here is the surprise. I totally forgot you actually get a break in
school. You see it’s been 14 years since
school, but I never enjoyed anything but the breaks, so this was a pleasant surprise. So this was going to make our 6 hour drive
with two two years olds and two five year old in one car for 6 hours, just a little
bit better, or so I thought. The drive
to North Dakota was quite nice we left on Thursday night about 6:45pm and
arrived about 1:00 am. We made great
time and the kids were great. My cousin has four kids also; she has a
sixteen year old, six year old, four year old, and a three year old. So there was quite the house full. Friday we didn’t do much, but hang out and let
the kids play and take long naps due to the fact we were up so late the
previous night. Saturday we took all 7
kids under the age of 6 to a huge water park.
It was so much fun, even though I had to wear a swim suite. This is
where the trip gets a little hairy. My
Five year old started running a fever about 3 in the afternoon, and went to bed
early and that was that. The next day my
sister’s daughter woke with a fever, and continued to run one on the drive home. When we left on Sunday my cousin was running
a fever as was her three year old. I woke on the following Monday(first day of
spring break) feeling like a had a 10 lb. weight in my chest and had a slight
fever, I thought no big deal I have meeting all day at work, I can handle
it. Well it’s the next Monday night and
I didn’t go to work today. I have been
sick a full week with bronchitis and some sort of repertory virus. So this was a much need week off from school
as I didn’t leave the couch for more the 4 days. Yuck, I’m just sorry to say I worked half the
week last week when I should have been home taking care of myself. So once again, God works in mysterious
ways. So this is the first thing I have
done in more than a week.
