Summer vacation!

Summer vacation never truly starts until we have our first trip down the Cape. Every summer when I was growing up, as soon as school ended, my mom and my aunts would pack up all us kids and head down to Marshfield, to my grandmother's house. It was one of only two houses down a dead end dirt road in the middle of a big salt water farm. Beyond the cornfields were the marshes, and beyond the marshes was the river. At low tide, you could wade across the river to the beach. We played hide and seek in the corn fields, climbed the old oak tree out back, and floated on the river in inner tubes. I can't imagine a more perfect childhood summer.

As a parent, all I have wanted to do is try and re-create a bit of that for my own kids. I am hoping we have. My parents retired down the Cape about 8 years ago, and every summer since, we have spent as much time down here as possible. They spend their day wading through the surf at the beach, building sand castles, finding shells, and making homes for all the hermit crabs they catch. Even if we never make it to the beach, they are happy exploring the small bit of woods, or running down "blueberry path". All in all, every moment is spent just being a kid. And in the summertime... what more could you ask for?

Comments

[Janet]

Sweet!
Ah, summertime!
Enjoy!

[Elizabeth]

Hi Denise,

Well, although I am getting better at navigating my way around in blogdom, I still lose text.

I want you to know that just because you have not heard from me yet (and thank YOU for all of your comments), I have been reading and enjoying your entries. Someday, I will be able to comment on them and actually get my comments to you!

This morning, I wrote you about six paragraphs - and I lost them. I will try again, but I fear my comments will be much briefer since my kids will be up soon and my quiet time will be over for the day!

Thanks so much for sharing those wonderful photos and memories and for holding dear that magic space for your family.

Thanks also for the tips on kittens. I HAVE heard that kittens are best in pairs, or at least one kitten and a cat.

I am very anxious about this. My son has been asking for a kitty for years. His asthma is very well controlled now, but it has been such a long road to control that I want to call his doctor first. I am sure she will recommend allergy testing.

Connor, my son, knows all about this and I believe that he understands the reasoning. Nonetheless, he is sad because he wants a kitty NOW - like his best friend across the street who is also lobbying hard on his behalf. But, so it goes...

So I am off now to call doctors. And I am so glad to hear owls hooting in the back and see a strong morning sunshine out the windows.

P.S. What are trackbacks and threads?

You are the second person to to recommend Sterling. The mother across the street from us was the first!