Vacation

I know I blogged a few days ago but what the hell blogging again won't hurt me. I am still on vacation. It has been a week and I probably won't go home for a few more days. I have enjoyed my vacation a lot. But I miss my husband and my dog isn't speaking to me.

This vacation has been more than I expected it to be when we set off. I showed my kids a little piece of American history when we stopped at Lincolns New Salem in Illinois. It was great to see. I had went there as a child and I wanted to share that with them.

Once we got to Missouri we swam. A lot. Indoor mini water park. Outdoor mini water park. And Clinton Lake in Kansas. Yep state 3 on our adventure. We spent a day in Kansas City,  MO. LegoLand and Sea life. I don't think I will ever go back to either but I am glad I went.

We were supposed to go to the Gateway Arch but online they said the wait to get in was always at least an hour long. So we shot up to Does Moines, IA. We went to the Science Center of Iowa. I was expecting something like the Museum of Science and Industry. But it was nothing like that. Personally I think I overpaid. But whatever The kids had fun. It was definitely kid oriented. My favorite part was the night sky on the dome. I loved that experience when I saw it at the planetarium years ago and was so happy to give them that. Next was Iowa 80. The worlds biggest truck stop. Pretty cool. Now here I sit the night falling upon me and I am feeling nostalgic.

I spent many a summer here at Woodhaven. I would walk everywhere. Swim til the pools and beach closed and fall fast asleep at days end. There was no air conditioning, no cell phones, no DVDs.  We had an old black and white TV with rabbit ears that never really got anything on it. But we were able to hear the news at night and check the weather. We had Uno and Yahtzee and Michigan Rummy. We cooked on the grill we slept on hideaways and cots in a screened in porch. We listened to music and read racy magazines that my great grandma had. I would catch and release fish and turtles and frogs and go out in the row boat on the pond our place sits on. I knew nothing of life except that Woodhaven would always be here.

Life was suntans and corn on the cob and smores after dark. My dad telling us about the constellations and then finding out years later he had no idea what he was doing. Life was good and I was happy.

I get frustrated with my kids. I have wanted to kick them out of the car daily. But I want them to have Woodhaven. When I am here it doesn't matter how old I am or what life has been sending my way I am always young here. I am happy here. I think about suntans and food on the grills. I think about bonfires and smores. I think about life and I know that it is good and that I am blessed.