Still here. Still not detached...

[leahsue]

Good for you, Chris, on NOT telling her she can come too. You're right, she would have said no, and you would be feeling stupid for having thrown that out. Those are the kinds of things I regret doing and saying. So I think you'll be really glad you held firm.

Ahhhh, the beach, little sun-bathed warm, tired, sandy children who will sleep SO well at night after tiring themselves down on the beach all day. Soak up that time with them, play with them, build sand castles, write in the sand with them, hunt for crabs at night with a flashlight and a bucket, maybe a net, smell that fresh salty air, and just breathe.

All good things for you and your little ones this week. You got this.