checking in

hi again,


we are back!!
a driving marathon it was.  charleston/jekyll island/navarre beach.
we left on friday the 13th...true to its name...it STORMED on the way to atlanta, so we stopped
outside birmingham.
saturday we finally made it to charleston. Lots of history and LOTS of walking, despite the fact that they have a free trolley system in the old sections.

we ate seafood...not superior like N.O.,la but pretty good.

we visited the Yorktown carrier, Fort Sumpter, Magnolia plantation ( it has a swamp with many many alligators.  Keith took K and C to the aquarium while I went to a museum.
The last day we took a walking tour ( we were his only clients that afternoon!!)
got to see and old theatre that had been a hotel, and a REALLY old church.
beautiful wood and tiffany glass.
Corinne and  I found time to get some shopping in too.

jekyll island was hot  and had many mosquitoes waiting for us.
another private tour of a  wooded area .this guy had props...maps and animal specimens as show and tell.  Next on to the turtle preserve/hospital. Then on to the water park...we were there ~2 hrs and had to evac due to a water spout over the  bay/marsh area.
we dressed and drove on to Navarre beach by way of Jacksonville.
we stopped to eat dinner at a hole in the wall. GREAT  fried shrimp...20-25 huge shrimp on the two platters.

navarre was relaxing...sand and more sand.
Keith went fishing...caught a sunburn.

we got back home sunday night.
We all had our moments, but on the whole we enjoyed the trip.

Corinne has volleyball each morning then choir camp.
kevin goes to choir camp  1/2 day
next week is their last hurrah then AUG 6th is school.

sad that it has passed so fast.
Julie I am so sorry for your friend and the family.

I also am assuming thane has a new job/territory.
Glad you are able to stay near Dartmouth for Belle.
r u working or not?


 Brenda  we too are  feeling out of touch with family.Our big Italian family spent EVERY weekend  with my mom's family on sat and dad's family on sunday  when i was  growing up.
I am rather envious of my mom's brother's kids...they see each other several times a week, go to church together and their kids go to school together!!...even better Keith has a brother in the same town and HIS children see my cousins' kids at school and church.
Keith's nephew went to a prom with my cousins' daughter.
my dad's family goes to church and school with this crowd!!
my kids are missing out on a lot of family time.
That was one of the reasons we went to florida during this trip.
Keith's brother was already there and his sisters and dad and other brother planned to be there.

A big thankyou to cari for watching the Lizard and going to get
more crickets!!

goodnight
c