Father's Day Weekend - Part 1

Finally, what a BEAUTIFUL day in northern Illinois. I think I was going a little batty (I know dear, you already thought I was batty) from being inside watching it rain all day. We woke up before 8:00am, the sky was blue, not a cloud to be seen, the birds chirping, and we were feeling good. We decided to just stay local and head to the beach. Well, one thing, then another, and it was 3:00pm before we finally got out the door. You know how it goes, finally get going, get showers, dressed, fed, etc. then the baby needs a nap. Wait, not just the baby, I needed a nap too, etc. and so on. When I woke up Husband and Daughter were already packing for the beach & I was free to shower alone. If you have kids, you know what a big privelege this is. If Daughter isn't taking a bath with me, she has to be asleep or it just wouldn't happen. So I got dressed and we got out the door with little fuss - boy was that wonderful! When we arrived at the beach, it was PACKED. We did find a nice spot with a bit of water to ourselves and went to stick our feet in directly. The walk from the parking lot to the water nearly burned the skin off of our feet, but the water itself might have given us frostbite! I think Lake Michigan probably averages temperatures in the 50s and today was no exception. Everyone was standing on the beach looking out at the water as if to say "So close, yet so far (sigh)." Well Daughter wasn't about to be stopped. She plunged right in and stayed in. Husband was a tough, brave father today and kept his feet in the water to be near her but I just couldn't handle it. Even other adults were remarking at how much she seemed to like it and that they couldn't believe she wasn't frozen! We had a pleasant afternoon & we even got a slushy as a treat afterwards. Yep, life is good, looking forward to another family day tomorrow with nothing in particular planned. Nothing is the perfect plan for me.