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Hello!
A quick hello to check in. My poor little Etsy Shop has been neglected these past few months. Life has taken over full force! Sometimes I feel like my life is more out of control than other people with kids.......as if they have it all together and I am constantly spinning. Are my kids more wild than others? I have felt "one step forward, two steps back" for awhile now.
Anyway, my hubby and I are getting ready to take our FIRST VACATION ever WITHOUT KIDS! He won a trip from his work, so we are heading to GRAND CAYMAN! I have always wanted to go there, wanted to for our honeymoon 9 years ago, but it was pretty spendy. I teeter between being excited and being so fearful and sad that we are leaving our kids for what seems like forever. Anyone know what I mean? The preparation to be gone is exhausting!![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9RYAodgYWqz4NTm8SheMzv9seA25YET6mawpybt8iJUPkKCKTDF2onxbB6z7fslJ4D-iEWxIiApuyxSy3MwVOCVKK7uf2os2ugnr00BmV62wW-qg8RERixJYnczZCYdwUJerMnJoDd7x/s400/cayman+pic+beach+2.jpg)
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I remember 10 years ago, getting ready for a vacation meant shopping for cute clothes, tanning, working out and going on a diet. Now, NONE of those things have happened. Funny what a difference kids make. I'll be the one on the beach looking like an out of style M-O-M!! ;)![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhxZ-i_2OuNXcCDnSSP33ZdfhMGeOjQ4QFi6x-0RCmbI7R_IWdKJKiHIeBno4JGE5-SEr62HgyrxvLYo76KX_7l6MP4voQGftgif1MDWUeSyZq8MVvOdtfeNAcezqS98Y5d_3JkcAhTOrd/s400/gallery_large_afp_smb_palms.jpg)
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Okay, I have a million things to do. I'll be back -hopefully!
:)
XO - Linda
XO - Linda