I Always Want to Be With My Own....

Families are so great, especially MINE!! Labor Day weekend was spent at my grandparents' lake house while my parents were still in town. We played games, laughed, and joked....I LOVED IT!! As always, there was much Pool, Foosball, and Ping Pong being played as well as the typical sports game on. Grandpa fell asleep in the recliner again and Grandma made her famous culinary creations (that Grandpa only gets when people visit).


We finally got the boat out of mothballs and took the water skis for a spin. Well, almost! The ropes themselves were about 35-40 years old and probably hadn't been used since then either so there was a lot of creativity to keep them going. Ropes were tied to ropes were tied to floaties with a wooden handle slipped through. Overall, that was quite an experience. Only one of us was even close to getting up - and he wasn't even family so that doesn't REALLY count. ;) We even got pulled over by the Coast Guard, but got off scott-free (of course we did with Grandpa-ex cop-at the wheel) which made the weekend even funnier. As is Hailes' tradition, we had to go four-wheeling. Up and around we went free as can be. Rode past the freaky cows and the Llama out to the old ruins where Grandpa used to camp with his brothers. Phil and Jackie brought Jason and that only added fuel to the fire. Teasing and sarcasm went flying like winged monkeys. What a fantastic weekend and a much needed relaxation before the new semester really gets going.


"...I always want to be with my own family..." So glad that's part of the plan that I get to spend eternity with such wonderful people. It's sad to think that much of the world doesn't have the whole story and so marriages and families end at death. If they truly love, then they should want to be with them always and do whatever they can to make that happen.