The beach is endlessly fascinating to the girls. They love digging and building in the sand and have collected about 20 pounds of seashells. Jiejie has met a playmate from North Carolina and they have become such fast friends in three days that she has turned down a game of mini-golf with her dad in favor of playing with her friend.
Meimei has had her naps in the open air by the pool, wrapped in a towel on my lap, or on the beach.
Both girls are paddling away in the pools, practicing jumping in and studiously avoiding the giant stick bugs that are mating everywhere, including in the ladies room by the pool.
Tonight, perhaps we won’t be too worn out to buy a pile of shrimp and boil them with corn and potatoes. Now that Jiejie has taken the plunge and tried corn, she is an addict and can eat two eats at one sitting. Last night, both girls devoured my salad, dipping the lettuce and cucumbers in the blue cheese dressing. (I confess, I lied and said it was ranch, but owned up later).After dinner tonight, perhaps we’ll make a side trip to Dr. Root Beer’s Hall of Foam.
What a shame that summer has to end.
