I can’t lie, Facebook has taken over what little internet time I allow myself. It’s convenience of access via my phone has kept myself and everyone else “in the loop” of what goings on occur. What I do not like about this is that I am depriving myself of creative expression in one of my favorite ways.

Writing has always been my mental release. Sports have always kept me in check physically, but writing is my nerdy little friend I bring down off the shelf when I’m feeling introspective. Unfortunately, because of the nature of such business, I’ve trashed more of the (what I deemed) verbose nonsense than I’ve saved.

I’ve had a few blogs in this lifetime, my first being a feeble attempt when I lived in Puerto Rico. It ended up being more of a short story. Geocities were all the rage at the time, in my little world anyway. Later, when I moved back to Jax Beach, I started trying to make my blog more about promoting myself surfing-wise. Silly, yes. Helpful in any way, ever, no.

The Family Julz came about around the time I re-entered the world of the “Stay at Home Mom”. Which now, by the way, is obviously called “Full-time Working Mom.” Whatever. To me that sounds confusing. I’m not sensitive about words, believe it or not. They’re just words. I stay at home, yo, and I’m a mom. That works for me.

Slowly making my way to the point. When I created this e-child and enveloped myself in the Blogosphere, I became ridiculously overwhelmed with where blogging had gone since the year 2000. I’d never even heard of dooce! I was so far behind, and had considered myself pretty darn computer and internet savvy until that point. My friends Lori and Amy had been doing a fabulous job (and still do!) of keeping me entertained and enlightened for a couple of years previous my decision to publicly blog again, so I figured what the hay.

A couple of seasons ago I made the blog-fatal mistake of stating that I was going to at least blog once a season.

So thar she blows! Update Mission Success! The thing is, we’re all doing great. By the post title you see what we’re up to. I have no pictures of D playing soccer this season (YET) because for the last two weeks he’s been playing, Nate has been warming up his coaching skills on the little buggers and prefer mom stay home and pamper herself. Last night when they got home I had the dutch oven simmering a pot of lobster based clam and grouper chowder. I’m having it for lunch today too, and sorry, but you really should be jealous.

I bid you adieu with a few of my favorite summer shots. Oh! My garden was great, and is still filling our bellies with the best jalepenos, datils, bell peppers and scotch bonnets we have ever had. There’s a bumper crop of watermelon coming soon too. Next year I’m going to have a good third of our yard plowed and I’m doing it right.  This year I only used a sixteenth I’d say, and I really want to get more homegrown produce in the house!

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