At the Sea-Side
All will be quiet here as I will be taking the week off to spend time with our family. Each year, we have a week long family reunion and we always look forward to this break. Although the highlight is just being together since my sister Amy lives all the way in Missouri, we also enjoy all 14 kids being together, big breakfasts and coffee time, walking on the beach early in the morning as the sun is coming up, shopping for school clothes at the outlets, swimming, skim boarding, exploring and visiting friends from college. So, think of me sitting in the warm ocean breeze, watching my kiddos swim and explore while I finish up my latest book and catch up with my three sisters. 🙂
This is one of our favorite childhood poems of all time, and my kids recite is often at the beach:
At the Sea-Side
By: Robert Louis Stevenson
When I was down beside the sea