thoughts from vacation

we are on vacation now. just a few hours from home, sharing a cottage with my parents and brother. it’s nice..if a little lacking in technology.

but i’m not totally digging some things here. no internet. so here i sit at a local po-dunk library that is just cool enough to have wi-fi. {to add to the amusement, some guy has walked by twice and both times has tripped over his own feet to which he replies to the air “i hate my shoes”…both times!} the nearest store that carries organic milk is 30 minutes away. there is cable tv…but no dvr. this made me feel totally spoiled. i doubt we will be watching any of our shows this week. we’ve not watched tv “live” in four years. have you ever tried that with a 2 and a 3 year old…and not been frustrated?! this last paragraph makes me sound high maintenance. i’m really not. i’m a missions girl. totally cool with “sleeping under the stars in africa”…but i suppose if it’s a ministry or camping trip it’s different, not just for vacation to relax. so, fine, laugh at me because i like my computer. i’ve come to accept that i’m happy with suburbia. sorry.

i am enjoying the quaint little towns here. they are full of homemade pies, antiques, funky art, olive oil and pottery. my girls love seeing the “big, big boats” as anna has said several dozen times since we’ve arrived. last evening, the four of us sat on the dock looking at the water, the sunset and the fisherman. we woke up this sunny morning to birds chirping and a beautiful calm lake. most of all, i am loving having daniel with us, all day every day. plus, you dont always get a view like this in suburbia.