Mini Vacation

We no sooner returned from visiting the boys on the East Coast than we decided on the spur of the moment to take another vacation. This time a "mini" vacation. We stayed with retrohousewife (the poor woman had 14 people in her house) and enjoyed the old Texas favorite summer pastime of tubing the river.

We cooked enormous amounts of food, got sunburned (despite repeated SPF 50 applications) in the triple digit heat and generally had a great time. I did have one bad moment when I encountered a snake on the river that I shudder to think about. I'll save that story for another day after I've had a chance to get over it. If the kids will quit laughing about my flailing arms and panicked screaming that is. Maybe in a year or two. :) We also saw lizards, deer, turtles and a beaver, plus some random wild animals scarfing down huge amounts of bottled water, Dr. Pepper and hot dogs (also known as husbands and children).

So basically I've been traveling for what seems like months. My Suburban is completely filthy and my house has the dust coating to prove how neglected it is. I wonder if I'll ever catch up on the laundry. If I disappear under Mt. Washmore please send someone to search for me.

Aaaahhh! The joys of Summer!