It's a confusing time! I'm feeling so many emotions today...Today is absolutely gorgeous....the beach has renourished itself unbelievably since our two hurricanes in 10 months and looks wonderful. Crews have been working hard to rebuild the dunes and the sand feels so deep under your toes when you walk. It actually exhaust you to walk from the water's edge to the boardwalk. What a wonderful feeling since it hasn't been that long ago when our beach was sooooooooooo flat! The water is clear and the beautiful aqua color we love! No seaweed either. The crowds are all gone, so it's like we have a private beach again. I look out each morning and thank GOD for the wonders of each day. It amazes me that it never looks the same. I feel blessed to live in such a gorgeous place. BUT.................and this is a big "but"...now we have the threat of yet another hurricane - Katrina! Too pretty a name for a monster! Unbelievable! So, here we go again...worrying about what will happen in a few days. Lots of prayers. And here we go again having to make plans to board up again and think about evacuating if it happens.
Another worry too. My good friend, Beth, who has MS is in the hospital 8 hours away and is on a morphine drip to help with extreme headaches and back pain. I feel helpless....I can't be there and it kills me to know she's in such pain.
Enough of the bad thoughts....here's some things that makes me smile:
We made a trip to South Carolina last weekend to look at property in a beautiful place called The Reserve on Lake Keowee (photo of the Great Lawn taken from the Clubhouse). What a wonderful, beautiful, peaceful place! And it's only a couple hours away from Atlanta where some of our kids and grandchildren live. My husband, "G", really wants to buy there. We'll see.....
One of my granddaughers, "SA", turns two tomorrow! Amazing that two years has gone by so fast. She's special! What a character! I call her my "Sunshine" since she smiles ALL the time and brings us all so much joy. She's a little imp and doesn't seem afraid of anything. Her party is on Saturday, so we're driving to Atlanta tomorrow. I can't wait to see her and her sister "KG" and big brother "L". I can't wait for the hugs and kisses and love I KNOW I'll get. I'm a lucky Meme!
Our youngest daughter, "B", starts classes today to begin her final year in Nursing School. We're so very proud of her! What a special, special person she is.......we have friends tell us all the time how beautiful she is (and she is), but her real beauty in inside. She has such a kind and caring heart and I KNOW she will be the kind of nurse everyone will be thankful for.
We have friends in town visiting, so I'll probably spend some time on the beach with them today and we're going to dinner with them tonight. It's gorgeous here, friends are here and we have fun plans for the weekend soooooooooooooo I'll head off now and try to remember all the good things and try to not worry about things I can't control.
