I'm Home!

[Cookiebaker]

OK, I found my camera, and resized a few, so here they are.

Oh, Anna, I was so in hopes that this would be a relaxing time for you and your family (Emerson and Malone too).

Logan, I know, I was hoping that, too! But there was so much pressure that I didn't know how to deal with, and it all ended with a deep seated longing to be home where I could control things, I guess. I'm not sure. Mom just slid down hill so fast when we got there, it was scary. She was very, very sick especially yesterday afternoon/night. They finally got a visiting nurse there to give her fluids, and that brought some relief.

I didn't know how to handle her being so ill. I didn't know how to handle the possibility that she could leave us right then. I didn't know how to handle Dad, usually so strong and he was crying. I felt so guilty about the dogs being cooped up for so long every day. I didn't feel like I could go off by myself to find solace for a while (I finally went and did laundry for a couple of hours!). And all this pressure just accumulated and built up and built up.

I'm not sure why I'm telling you all this, but I guess there's nobody else I can "confide" in.

Anyhow...onto some pictures:


Our house was so beautiful, quaint and gorgeously decorated. Here is part of the living room.



Here is our deck that faced the ocean. If the mosquitos weren't so bad we could have sat out there a lot longer.



A sunrise taken from the deck. Pictures just don't do it any justice!!




This is a picture of our private beach. It wasn't too big, but it was perfect for exercising the dogs. They swam and played and chased and had a great time! We took them out for about an hour in the morning and an hour at night.



My boo-tee-full boy!



My other booteefull boy!!



And here is a picture of my beloved Mom (in-law) on the first night we got there. This was the only time she had the strength to sit outside, and I'm glad that I got a good picture of her.

Anyway, thanks for listening.....