I'm sure the fish are jumping somewhere. I'd love to be the one catching them but I haven't given much time to fishing lately. I hear of the fishing trips my siblings and their spouses have taken. Actually, I get up to the little details as invariably, whether Tildy or George will call while on the ocean, lake, river or Pier in Daytona Beach.
We used to have a seafood feast in our parent's backyard after all the shopping and fishing had been done. There would be smoked or steamed oysters, fried fish, and a seafood boil with crab, shrimp, corn on the cob and new potatoes. Yum, yum, yummy! I miss those days.
Beach Tent For Babies
Here's an idea that you and your family may wish to adopt. Or, you may wish to pass it on to friends and co-workers. I think it'll grab your attention and may get you to thinking about doing something similar even if on a smaller scale for your family and/or siblings. Friends can also be replaced for family.
A girlfriend shared with me an annual summertime operation started by her in-laws who live in Marin County, California. She and her husband, along with his five siblings take the grandchildren to their grandparent's home for Summer Camp. The gang receives an invitation which includes the theme along with a list of supplies and things needed. It is my comprehension the grandchildren's ages range from infancy to early 20's and just as many show up at Summer Camp. She said it is a vacation all of them look forward to, kids and parents alike.
The parents take off for Lake Tahoe, Carmel, Monterey, and other astounding destinations while the kids were with their grandparents. The grandchildren would sleep all over the house together with outside under tents, or not, and in sleeping bags. The older grandchildren would work in the nursery, kitchen and as Camp Leaders. They would cook, teach, train and chaperone for the excursions held while at Summer Camp. Excursions included trips to: Alcatraz, zoos, museums, planetarium, train and ferry rides, beaches, hiking, Disneyland and many other destinations. They would also attend church services together.
My girlfriend explained this was the feature of everyone's summer. It's a tradition going into its seventh year and everyone, together with those away at university, can't wait to see what their grandparents have come up with each summer! It unquestionably is a loving way to teach values, responsibility, and respect and illustrate the power and point of family unity to children and adults. Bonds are being formed that will last a lifetime.
The children get 10 days at Summer Camp with their grandparents and the adults get the same time away with their spouses. And for my girlfriend, her husband sees his siblings once a year, guaranteed. My girlfriend's in-laws have started a priceless tradition. They know how busy life can come to be but how foremost it is for families to remain families, in spite of life's demands. They're retention their children together and forging the ties that bind with the first cousins.
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld said, "There is no such thing as "fun for the whole family." Summer Camp in Marin County, Ca with Gramps and Granny disputes that statement hands down. I'm sure Seinfeld was production a joke but it can be a challenge to find something the "whole family" can enjoy, especially when there is a wide range in maturity levels. "So hush little baby, don't you cry." It's summertime!
June 2007 by Avis Ward of GeoVi's Home for New Life
Summertime and the Living's Easy
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