Good morning everyone!
Thanks for the coffee, and for keeping the kitchen so nice while we were away!
We got home late last night and are moving slow this morning....luckily no one needs to work, so we can take it easy. At some point I'll have to unpack suitcases and get the laundry going...but that's about all the productivity I have planned.
The Bahamas was beautiful. We ended up in a single room instead of a suite (which equals crowded and hectic when there are 4 people, including 2 teenage boys), but we had the most gorgeous view of the ocean....lots of fun in the pool and "The Current" (a lazy river with rapids and a wave machine)...and an amazing interaction with Meg, a 14 year old Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin and her adorable 4 month old baby Maru.
We also (unbeknownst to us before we left) had a service day for the Salvation Army and a few childrens' homes there....painting, assembling bicycles, landscaping, etc. done by about 150 Papa Johns' volunteers. We mostly painted (outside in 95 degree weather...sweat, sweat, sweat)....but it was good for our kids to get an up close and personal view of exactly how fortunate and blessed they are....and even better to see the faces of about 175 kids who each got presented with a brand new bicycle of their own.
I'm off to get the laundry going....but I'll be back! Hugs to you all.
