It. Was. HOT!!!

After coming home from our anniversary trip to the mountains, we were anxious to go camping.  We allowed ourselves one week at home and then we were heading for St. George Island for four nights.  It was hard staying home that week, but we were a little tired from our trip and also had haircut appointments and an appointment (I thought) at the endodontist to have the last step of my root canal completed.  We did get haircuts, but I had written down the wrong date for my dental appointment.  I had even taken antibiotics for the three days prior to the appointment as directed.  However, when we arrived at the office it was closed and the doctor was out of town for the week so I had to reschedule.  On a positive note, the antibiotics may have prevented me from catching Bubba's cold or whatever it was that he had while we were in the mountains.

We were scheduled to head out on Monday, the 25th, but a long time neighbor passed away on the Saturday before so we waited until after the funeral on Tuesday to leave.  This was the week when temperatures hit the high 90's all week.  I felt sorry for Bubba setting up the trailer in that heat.  I do some setting up also, but all of mine is on the inside.

It was so hot that we didn't even set up our recliners outside.  There was no way that we could enjoy sitting out in that heat.  First thing Wednesday morning we headed down to the beach.  It was beautiful and nearly deserted.  You can tell a big difference once school starts.  The water was calm and the perfect temperature.  Needless to say, we spent a lot of time in the water just floating and talking.  It was nice.  We carried our umbrella, chairs, and snacks and did some reading and dozing.  

The next day was a repeat of the first.  It's amazing all the things you find to talk about when you're just floating and relaxing.  One of our main topics was Amelia.  

Ever since Amelia was just a toddler she was fascinated with the bump on my chin.  I had never paid much attention to it, but she seemed so interested in it that I thought it must be hideous and I determined to do something about it.

So, when I went to the dermatologist in July I asked him to remove it even though my insurance would not cover a "cosmetic" procedure.  I thought Amelia would be impressed with my new look, but when we saw her earlier in the month she had this to say,  "Nana, I would never have a bump cut off me because it is just a part of my body."  Well how do you like that!

We also talked about old times - how we used to go floundering at night and would stay until the wee hours of the morning.  We tried to figure out if we are getting tired because we're getting older or if we have something wrong with us.  We talked about our parents and how we miss them, how times have changed since we were children, what the world will be like for Amelia, how Joe was doing in Alaska, where to go camping this fall, why it is so hard to find good fruit, what we wished we had done different in our lives, what we want to do in the future, and we counted our blessings.  Sometimes it is just good to float and talk.  Amelia and I like to do that also.

The worst part of camping is the unpacking.  Loading up is not bad because you do it over a couple of days plus you are looking forward to having a good time.  Unpacking takes about one hour which doesn't sound that bad, but let me assure you that it is not fun.  This time we decided to avoid the unpacking by parking at home without unhooking for a couple of days and then heading out again.  It was great.  We washed a couple of loads of clothes, packed a little more food and we were ready to go.  Our next destination was Georgia Veterans State Park in Cordele, GA.

Will it ever be cooler again??