In a continued effort to remain positive in an otherwise less than positive situation, I thought I would approach this post a little differently. Rather than focus on what hasn't happened, I'm going to focus on what I hope to see happen. Maybe this is semantics but I feel like it's a more positive take and I'm going to roll with it. There are a couple of things I hope will happen this week. Generally speaking, I'd like to find inexpensive ways to keep my family active, and exploring what Mother Nature has to offer. I'm really pushing for a healthier lifestyle and trying to do that with our current set of limitations, can prove to be tricky but not impossible. My number one hope for this we is that…

So far, this is summer break has been pretty decent. We've been trying to spend as much time outside of the house as possible and because we can't spend that time in our yard, we have to find places to go. Money's tight but we're finding things to do that are either super cheap or even free. Last Friday, we took the kids to see Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom as a surprise for Emmett's birthday, which is actually tomorrow (6/26/2008). It was a really awesome time and everyone had fun, especially Emmett. Lizze and I were so happy to be able to do this for both him and his brothers. ☺ We've spent a lot of time out at our local parks and we're trying to go walking every evening.…