This is going to be a little hard to swallow, but there's actually no craziness to report right now. I guess it's true that there's a first time for everything. Yesterday turned out to be one of those perfect days. First of all, everyone woke up in a good mood(which means alot at my house). Then, I spent the day at the beach with my family and my mom. The sky was clear, the waves were massive(hey! It's St. Augustine........anything bigger than knee high is HUGE!!!!) and the tie dyed couples were out in full force. I just hope that when Kirk and I are in our 60's we'll still want to wear matching tie dyed outfits to the beach and boogie board together. I could tell my Mom was jealous that I hadn't thought to bring us matching outfits to wear, but she was polite enough to not say anything to hurt my feelings. Don't worry Mom................I've already got our outfits planned for our next beach trip. Forget the bathing suits...............we'll wear cut-off overalls with matching tie dyed shirts, hats and socks. We will NOT be outdone next time! I'm sure it's fairly obvious, but I don't handle jealousy well. I feel better just saying it out loud. And maybe next time we will actually avoid bringing an extra critter to the beach with us. Today's hitch hiker turned out to be an enormous grasshopper. This little guy was particularly fond of Bailey's chair. We would strategically place the grasshopper out of reach and the next thing you'd know.............he was right back where he'd started. Bailey would rather be tortured than admit it, but she was secretly proud that the grasshopper preferred her over us. Her screams were actually screams of delight.............she wasn't fooling any of us. The water was perfect. Kirk and Ryley surfed while Maggie boogie boarded and Bailey tuned everything out and concentrated on her music while mom and I talked about anything and everything. It was exactly what everyone needed. For us, the beach is a place where we can forget our worries(if only for a few, short hours) and relax and just be happy. Listening to the waves crash and roll onto the shore as I run my fingers through the sand and watch Maggie dig for periwinkles is my idea of paradise. It simply doesn't get any better. On the way home we stopped by Arby's(our favorite beach lunch stop) and promptly ate 18 roast beef sandwiches between the 6 of us in under 5 minutes. That drive-thru never knew what him them. The rest of our day was spent relaxing. I made homemade french bread pizzas for dinner and they turned out great. I've found that brushing the bread with an olive oil mixture of chopped garlic and fresh herbs is a really easy trick that makes all the difference in this oh so simple recipe. Everyone loves something different at my house. So, I've started laying out plates of all different things(bacon, sautéed onions, hamburger, pepperoni, mushrooms, black olives & pineapple are our favorite toppings) and then have everyone build their own. The first time I did this, I had to do quite a bit of supervising, but as time goes by I've found that I'm needed less and less. This is my favorite way of tricking them into cooking without them even realizing it. So dinner was wonderful. And after a long day at the beach, the kids collapsed shortly after dinner leaving Kirk and I to snuggle on the couch and watch tv. I am honestly ready for school to start, but only because my days don't feel scheduled enough(strange-huh? Who wants deadlines and bedtimes and homework???? I guess that'd be me.). But today, as simple as my day was.............was perfect and I'd wish for a thousand more..............exactly the same.
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