I woke up about 5 with a headache,
hearing a strange sound. I was sleeping in the computer room and had
thrown a garment over the modem to hide the lights. So I went out to
the den to sleep, but there were no blankets on the couch. I got
cold so I went back to the computer room and eventually the noise
stopped. I woke up later hearing the kids. I exercised, then got
dressed and made breakfast. Al was packing the car and Cecily was
finding last minute things to go and pack. By 10 we had it all
packed in two cars and we headed out. At some point on our trip, we
stopped at a Burger King for lunch. I got the
chicken-cranberry-apple salad. Cecily got one too but only ate half.
When we got near the beach, James and Becca went to the grocery
store while Al, Cecily and I went to pick up the key. We drove to
the house, and walked through the floors examining the rooms and
layout. James and Becca came with the kids. The kids room was
assigned, Al picked one, and James picked another. I picked one,
too, that I thought would be quiet and away from the 'action', but
Cecily did not seem to like my choice because people who hadn't
arrived yet might want it. Logically there was only one choice that
would please her, so I took it even though it would be close to rooms
likely to be noisy. I was tired, had a headache and was in tears. I
just sat in the room and cried. I tapped but it wasn't working well.
Then it occurred to me that maybe I was just dehydrated. So I went
upstairs where the kitchen was and used my Brita pitcher to make
three glasses of water, which I drank. I felt much better then. I
worked a pencil puzzle that came with Cecily's Sudoku book. We
checked the towel situation in each room. We examined the pool area
and walkways to and from the beach. I walked to the oceans edge to
touch the waves and came back. Olivia and I flipped switches in the
sunroom to see what happens. One of the lights in the ceiling
appears to be a heat lamp! She and I also played with the pool balls
(as in billiards). I talked to Al and James while Cecily and Becca
worked on supper. Then we had supper: salad, chicken in panko,
spaghetti and corn. Cecily sliced up a tomato for me since no one
else wanted one. We had finished and were just talking when Olivia
spotted a rainbow. So some of us rushed out to see it. At first it
got brighter, and then dimmed as the sun went down. Olivia explained
how it dimmed because of a pony (one of My Little Pony's) that came
and went from another dimension. Allll righty then. The kids ran
to get their suits and go in the pool. Cecily was cleaning up from
supper. I was cold because of the AC, so I put on my suit and went
in the hot tub. Olivia joined me between swims in the pool. When we
were done, she and James helped me run the hose to the tub and add
water. Then we all went in. She put on her pajamas. I booted up my
laptop to skype Chris, but the laptop winked out suddenly. It seems
the outlet wasn't working. So I went into the den next door to my
room and plugged in there. I talked with Chris for 20 minutes. Then
I checked e-mail and went upstairs for a glass of water. I talked to
Al who was watching preseason football. Then I came back down to
finish e-mail and post to my blog.
* I did not take any pics today, but here is one of the anklet that Olivia made for me *
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