Vacation

VACATION!!!

Such a needed thing...it's time for a few days with the girls~ Mom, myself and my girls. We arrived after a long hot drive into the country; and when I mean country, I mean dirt roads, tobacco fields, and little tiny shacks that look like if the wind blows in their direction too hard it would fall down- but there are people outside and on the porches. We pulled into the most perfect little house for us, at the very end of the road. It is decorated perfectly, is just the right size for us, it has a beautiful screened in deck and a gentle grassy slope down to a lake filled with memories from my childhood.

We are at Hyko lake; finally!

We came to do a little digging...to find some of our past, and to enjoy each other! This is the lake my grandfather lived on when I was a child. We've come to dig up the memories of what it was like to spend hot summer days floating on tubes in muddy water; to find his house and see how it has changed; to allow my girls some similar memories to mine; and to see whether the beach is where 'vacations' are meant to be.

What I can tell you from the beginning of the trip is...
*Vacations also bring emotions and sometimes "health issues", if you will, for little girls. It's hard to be away from home.
*Little girls are afraid of fish, just like their mom was when I was their age (and to be honest, still am)
*The yucky mud just isn't the same as the nice cold sand in between your toes...actually, it's caused me a few belly flops already trying to avoid the last step into it, while telling the girls mommy meant to do that :)
*The murcky warm water isn't quite as appealing or as refreshing as nice cool water
*But it is all so peaceful and restful...the porch is perfect for coffee, a devotion or dinner!
*Sitting on a dock watching the water splash around you is like drifting away to another place
*And the final added benefit for now- there isn't sand all in your bathing suit and unwanted privates when you go home

More to come from vacation...including pictures at the end!