Recently, forgetting that we still have a couple of small, salvageable fishing nets, I took Baby-Girl to the dollar store for yet another net. That evening, the kids and I headed out to the beach. I plopped my beach chair in the sand and they walked down to the water, net and bucket in hand. […]
Jumping In
Sometimes, when it’s this hot and a wall of water comes your way, the only reasonable thing to do is to just jump in.
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Girl Meets West #9: Free-Range Parenting and the Color of Indignation
Y’all, I apologize. It’s been forever since I started this series; specifically, I began writing about last summer’s road trip last summer, and here I am finishing it up this summer. That was certainly not my intent, but my workload during the last year-and-a-half was intense, so I’m just beginning to get back on my […]
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No More Princesses on the Beach
One day recently, the kids and I went out to the beach in the early part of the afternoon, and the kids immediately ran out into the ocean. When they came in later, one at a time, I offered each of them a towel. All three promptly and soundly rejected my offer. You would have […]
Being Watched?
Ever get the sense you’re being watched? After getting this sense while reading on the beach, I turned to see this guy staring at me. He would stare for anywhere from ten to thirty seconds and then, in the space of a blink, he’d disappear in his hole. Within a few minutes, however, I’d get […]