We finally got to enjoy a quiet weekend at home. Well, as quiet as one can have it with a 23 month old and a 6 1/2 year old in the house. It was nice, and a big change from the prior weekend. The prior weekend, we took a 1000 mile round trip visit to Lori's grandparent's in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The visiting part was nice, but traveling long distances with the two monkeys in the back seat can be a bit trying at times. Overall the boys did pretty well on the trip, but it was really nice to be mileage free this past weekend.
This week we are all giddy with anticipation. You see, once again it is time to go to the beach and visit our wonderful friends. We are leaving Thursday morning for Galveston, in hopes of missing downtown Houston rush hour and arriving at our destination in time for a quick dip in the ocean before dinner. Let's cross our fingers. Although the trip will probably take 6 hours of driving, somehow the miles seem to pass more quickly when the call of the ocean is beckoning.
Of course, I will have plenty of stories and pictures to post after we get back. I will leave you with this.
The Lure of the Restless Sea
-- by Shelby Forrest
Whene'er I sense the pulse of pounding waves,
The sea becomes a magnet drawing me.
Whene'er I feel the breath of ocean breeze,
A force then strongly lures me back to sea.
The roar of breaking waves on rock and sand.
The swish of water sucked back to the sea.
The briny smell of scattered spray and spume.
The fresh and dampened air envelops me.
I formed a mighty fortress in the sand,
A castle to withstand the ocean swell.
But every time twas always as before,
The tide moved in, and then my fortress fell.
But yet again the mighty ocean calls
Me to return and castles build once more.
William
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