The Smell of Aloe

Bella took a shower and put aloe on her sunburn.  She needed help putting aloe on her back.  I took one sniff and almost passed out.  I know she took a shower, but..... she stinks!  Did she put on dirty clothes?

I kept my comments to myself.  I started putting on the aloe and realized that the smell was not my daughter's bad hygiene habits...it was the aloe!

What does aloe smell like?  Put a t-shirt on Alex and let him play basketball outside in the heat for a few hours with his friends.  Take a whiff of the shirt.  Better yet, let him use that same shirt and play ball for the next few days and then smell that shirt.  Now imagine sitting in a car (with the windows up and the air conditioning on) with two people that have been using aloe.

Yes.  I could die and no one would know the cause of death.

Don't Touch Me

I went to give RT a hug and as I got close he said, "Don't touch me!"

Sunburned and crabby.

Sunburned

I mentioned in my last post about going to the beach.  We had a blast on the tubes we brought.  The water temperature was perfect.  Nice sunny day.  Not too hot.  And, two out of three got sunburned.

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Yes.  I said two out of three.  Why?  Because the one person (that everyone thinks is crazy) (me) uses SPF 70 or more when she is out in the sun.  Oh, yea, and I'm the one with the olive skin who tans easily.  Then, there is RT, who insists on using 30 SPF (the one who is pale and does not tan easily).  And, of course, Bella, who put on sunscreen before we got to the beach (forgot to ask someone to do her back) and then ran back into the water every time I mentioned she put on more.

Both of them are pretty red.  I now get to hear moans and complaints for the next several days.  Hopefully everyone learned a lesson today.

"DON'T STEP ON THE BLANKET!"

I love going to the beach.  I find it to be very relaxing.  I also find it to be a very interesting experience.  There is the whole personal experience.  You know, sun, shade, water, sand.  Then there is the people watching aspect.

This beach visit was a great personal experience.  The weather was perfect and the water wasn't too cold.  That means I actually got in the water (doesn't happen too often at the lake, just ask my kids).

The people watching portion was very entertaining.  Next to us sat an elderly couple who were catching some rays.  After awhile, a woman with a (4-5 year old) girl came walking up to the blanket.  As they were approaching the blanket (with her grandparents laying on it), the mom yells, "DON'T STEP ON THE BLANKET!"  Not once, but five or six times.  They stood by the blanket for several minutes waiting (not sure for what) and the little girl asks, "Can we go back in the water?  My feet are burning."  The mother says yes, grabs her hand and SLOWLY walks the little girl back to the lake.  You could tell the little girl was doing everything to keep her feet from burning off in the sand.  About 10 minutes later, another woman with her two kids comes up to the blanket and grabs towels for her kids.  This time the grandfather is yelling, "DON'T STEP ON THE BLANKET!" (not once, but several times).  One of the kids runs across the blanket and the grandfather is ticked.  They all ate on the blanket.  The little girl asked for something, and, she didn't say please, so the grandfather refused to give it to her.

At this point, all of us decided to go in the lake.  When we got out and back to the blanket, the people to the right of us were gone.  The grandparents on the left?  They moved so close to our blanket that we could almost touch them.  No  there wasn't anyone on the other side of them (the grandparents).  RT was putting things next to our blanket just to give us a little space.  I think they were trying to catch some shade from our umbrella.  If they got any closer, I was going to yell, "Don't step on our blanket!"

Nothing like picking up and going on vacation.  Throw everything in the car and go.

Well, throw everything on the ground by the back of the car so RT can methodically pack the back of the car.

I always have that feeling, like I forgot something.  RT always tells me that we can buy it when we get there.

We hop on the road and once we get on the expressway, I realize what I forgot.

I forgot to put on deodorant.

Good thing our car has air conditioning on this 90F day.

Songs that Describe my Week

Thought I would describe my week with songs.  Here it goes:

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Superstitious - Stevie Wonder
Walk this Way - AeroSmith
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey*
Vacation - The Go-Go's
Cake By the Ocean - Dnce

*Like I said, legally, this song HAS to be on every song list

We are going out of town for a few days.  The boys will be home on their own (with Pippen).  I made sure the refrigerator, freezer and pantry have some food.  They can drive and pick up any other essentials.  I also plan on stocking their shower with extra soap and all the bathrooms with toilet paper.  Oh, and I am putting out Yiayia's ice cube recipe.  I think they will survive the week.