Fifty Shades Of Grey Sparks Assault

Raymond Hodgson, 31 was charged with common assault after throwing a brown sauce on his girlfriends face, because she refused to put down the book "Fifty Shades Of Grey". 


Hodgson and McCormick has been in a relationship for five years. McCormick began reading extracts from the best-selling novel by E L James, Fifty Shades of Grey. When she refused to put down the novel, Hodgson became angry and appalled she was reading the book then threw a brown sauce in her face. Well, I guess this book didn't save this relationship, the book combined with Hodgson's jealousy drove a wedge right down the middle.  

Great Family Vacation In St. Augustine FL

This year for our family vacation we drove down to North Carolina to visit my parents and they took us on vacation to St. Augustine FL. It was one of the most fun vacations our family has ever had. St. Augustine, is one of the best places to go on a family vacation. They have beautiful beaches and  lots of attractions for the entire family to enjoy.

Our first stop was the beach of course as soon as Tropical Storm Debbie quit long enough for us to get down to the beach. We stayed in a condo on the beach, which was fantastic. We were close enough to walk down to the beach whenever we wanted to drink our hot tea and watch the sunset.

St. Augustine Beach

The oldest light house that is supposed to be haunted

by a mother and her two daughters.

Top of light house.


The next stop was the Alligator Farm 

Where we met our cute new friend. 

Next in line the next day was the Old Jail.

Then we were off to the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museum.

Where my mother who is only 4'9" stood in front of a one of the
tallest men in the world.

Then we spent another day on the beach.

The next stop was the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Ghost Train.

Where we took a tour on the city and all of it's haunted attractions.

Where we visited the Old Fort. It's amazing how something so 

beautiful can have such horrifying past.

One of the oldest grave yards in the United States. People are forbidden to enter

the grave yard, because of the age of the head stones. 

From there we took a tour of the city at night on a horse and buggy, while visiting the oldest house and other historical buildings of the city while listening to the stories about what took place in the building. 

It is very easy to fall in love with the beauty of St. Augustine. The city and the beaches are absolutely breathtaking. We spent seven full days in St. Augustine and we still didn't get the opportunity to see and do everything we wanted to. Next year we plan on taking a few extra days when we return for another vacation.  It is definately a good place to take the family for a vacation, you will not run out of fun and interesting things to do with the family. 

Squirrel Eating French Fries

We were sitting eating a snack at the Crocodile Farm in St. Augustine, FL when this cute little squirrel decided to join us. The kids tried feeding him a soft pretzel, but he was not having it. He knocked the pretzel right out  of their hands, he wanted something better, he wanted french fries. So, they fed him a french fry and he took the french fry and climbed up in the chair to eat his lunch with everyone else. 

Magnuson Hotel

After 6 and 1/2 hours of driving and a long stretch of highway with very few hotels who have an available room for a family of four, we came across the Magnuson Hotel in Marietta, Ohio. I would have to say I was pleasantly surprised when we walked in the lobby and the room, only because it was a just a random hotel we stopped at looking for some rest to hop back on the freeway in the morning. The room was very clean and the staff was very friendly and helpful,  and a nicely stocked continental breakfast waiting for you in the lobby. Perfect little place to stop by and get some rest or even take in some sight seeing in the historical Maretta. You never know what pleasant surprise you will come across when out traveling. We will definitely look for this one when we are out traveling again.

When your traveling a need a hotel a long the way to take a break from the highway and get some sleep, you never know what you will find. It nice to stumble upon a quaint little hotel off the freeway to get some sleep. But, that seems how that is how you find those great little places to stay.

For reservations call (740) 374-7211. Enjoy!

Road Trip

I always thought as the kids got older, it would be easier to take road trips with them, but that hasn't rang true yet. Instead of packing bags of toys for the trip, we are now packing several pairs of shoes, jewelry, X-box and the Wii. It hasn't got any easier than when the were little. At least when they were little, I could gather their stuff together. Now, it requires their assistance and there are so many things they claim they can't live without.

Except now we have even more complications, nobody wants to sit next to the other one. They are driving me nuts with this sibling rivalry crap. I have no clue how to stop it, everything I try doesn't work. They are 11 and 12 years old and claim they hate one another. My oldest and middle child are 8 years apart, so I didn't have to deal with the sibling rivalry as much as I do with my two youngest, who are only 1 year apart. They live to drive the other one nuts. The only problem with that is, the parents are the ones who are stuck trying to mediate between the two all the time and according to them, we are never fair. No matter how hard we try to be fair, someone is always unhappy with the decision. The sad part about it is, I have two psychology degrees and can't get my two children to get a long, no matter how many different things I try there is always that underlying resentment towards one another and I don't know how or when it began. We adore them both and hate seeing them at one another all the time. It makes it very difficult to do anything together as a family, because they are always arguing with one another.

Sick Of Being Sick

Look out there's a bad cold and flu going around, it hit our entire family and is very difficult to get rid of. The kids recovered in about three days, but my husband and I weren't so lucky. I have been sick for 10 days. It started with a cold, progressed to the flu and a sore throat with high fever, then a sinus infection and my hubby's progressed into bronchitis and it sent us both to the urgent care. I am extremely sick of being sick. I was hoping the antibiotics would kick in and we would both be better by today, no such luck yet.  

The Bandit

This was too funny, I had to share it with you. Mr. Max loves his bandanna. I took it off yesterday to give him his bath, he tried to take it out of my hand, he did not want his bandanna off. As I handed Sammy the bandanna, so I could take a picture of him, he sat up pretty to beg for his bandanna. As if, he was saying "please give me my bandanna back." He is too funny, we nicknamed him the "bandit", because he loves his bandannas and he steals your food when your not looking.

Wheaten Terriers are extremely smart dogs. He is constantly cracking us up with all the crazy things he does. Yesterday, Sammy left the gate open to the back yard. My neighbor calls me out to tell me his is sitting on the front porch waiting for someone to let him in. He was always very easy to train him to do tricks, house break, he will follow you outside, he picks up tricks very quickly. I would have to say one of funniest things he does which was accidental, is to shake his booty. If you tell him to shake his booty, he starts with his head and shakes all the way down to his tale then shakes his butt or when you rub his lower back he starts bouncing on his hind legs then does some little dance with hit front paws planted firmly on the floor.

Wheaten Terriers make excellent family dogs, they adore people, especially children. Just one thing to keep in mind with Wheaten Terriers is they do have a lot of food and airborne allergies. Max requires a special diet of salmon and sweet potato food, he has food allergies to birds, beef, and lamb. So, the best bet is all natural food and treats. We supplement his food with fresh fruits and vegetables.  Once you get all the kinks ironed out for their food allergies, they make excellent family dogs. He is very gentle with babies and small children and loves other animals. A wheaten terrier will love you with every bone in his body.