Current Mood : Worried 'bout my men...
Quiet day. We slept in, and
had a lazy leftover lunch. Deboxed Heath and Abbey, finally read the story. So
adorable !
Beloved Hubby and Dearest
Son hit the pool soon after. It wasn’t a good idea for me yet, so I decided to
chill and read on the sofa instead. Offerred to sunscreen my men, but was told
they wouldn’t be out that long.
An hour later, Beloved came
in. He and Dearest had been joined by at least six other completely parent-free
kids, at least four of which don’t live here. What can ya do ? We grabbed the
apples and crackers from Aldi’s and the last of the water bottles and took them
out, as well as every towel in the house. Yes. Kids were out there with no
parents, no food, no water, and no towels. We gathered it all and he took it
back out.
Two hours after that, they
came in, but the parade at the door didn’t stop for some time. There were
requests for more snacks, loans of pool toys, questions about Ginger-kitty, requests
for the bathroom. (sigh) And an hour after that, Dearest and Beloved’s sunburns
‘came in’ – they were as red as brick ovens, and gave off as much heat as a
pair of them at Panera Bread at the peak of lunch rush. When we went out for
sunburn relief and sodas, we saw two of the kids walking home, about two blocks
from the apartments, dripping wet. One kid was shorter than the lowest water
level in the pool ! We still don’t know where they live, or why it was OK for
them to be gone all day with no parenting at all. Scary.
Of course, my guys hurt and
are a bit crabby. I’m just selfishly glad I didn’t go out. Imagine coughing
hard enough to see stars while you have a sunburn ! I still remember the ‘annual’
ones I got every vacation we went to the beach. The family would rent a big
house or several trailers (depending on how various members were getting along)
right on the coast, and we’d spend our first non-travel day out on the sand and
in the sea, all day. Then come back to the rental(s), red as lobsters and twice
as snappy. Rest of vacation was spent sleeping late, reading, playing card and
board games, eating family fave and takeout foods off a never-ending supply of
paper plates, napping, visiting, shopping, and walking on the beach late at
night, hunting for shells and listening to the ocean. I got separated from my all-older
cousins on one walk, caught in the moon’s liquid spell, but when they found me,
I’ve never felt so loved. I’ve been caught up in love several times since then,
but that was the first. You always remember.
I wonder if the moon’s out
tonight…?
Taking care of abandoned children? You're a better person than I, Dorrie!
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