Home from Vacation

It's great to go away on vacation, but it's just as good to come home again. We had a wonderful time visiting with friends and family in Connecticut, but there is nothing quite like sleeping in your own bed.

A special thanks goes to Ray, Kathy, Natalie, Frank, Rebecca, George, Caroline, Colleen, Ronnie, Elliot, Garrett, Sheryl, Tommy, Jennifer and Joyce for making our visit special. We would have liked to have had the time and the ability to see more of our friends, but it just wasn't meant to be.

The only aspect of our trip that could have been better was Randy's health. He had some rough days and the return trip to Alabama was uncomfortable for him. It is sad that he wasn't able to participate in more of our activities during our stay. I'm very sorry that he missed out on our day at the lake. I know he would have had a wonderful time, as the rest of us certainly did. I had never toured the lake from the water even though I spent many, many days in my youth at the lake. I know the lakeside community has grown in the last 20 or so years, but seeing the growth from the water was very powerful. Almost every square inch of land surrounding the lake has a building on it. Gone are the areas of beach that allowed access to the water by anyone.

Now it's time to get back to the daily activities that make up our lives. I have to return to work today. Tomorrow Jeremy will need to register for the fall semester at the college and Jacqueline is set to have her Senior Pictures taken. Band camp will be starting any time now, probably next week and we will have to get used to a new Band Director. It's time to re-establish a routine that will help make the return to class as smooth as possible. Jacqueline will have to go back before Jeremy, but probably only a few days earlier. It's also time for routine to return to Randy's schedule. I'm hopeful that he will feel better once he returns to a more normal schedule.