Okay, this is a quickie because it’s my night to cook supper and I’m between baked potatoes and a casserole. Here’s the rundown so far on how The Vacation’s going:

• It’s so windy here right now that our umbrella has blown away three times and twice we didn’t even notice until it was too late.
• My SIL came down with the stomach flu yesterday and my niece got sick last night. We’re overrun with ginger ale and saltines. And Lysol and Clorox wipes.
• Somehow I twisted my knee in the ocean…waist deep. I wish I had a super cool story about how I was dodging some 10-footer or something, but the truth is that I was standing still watching my nieces in the waves. It’s so not funny that I can’t even try to make it funny.
• Brian’s been to the grocery store three times in 24 hours and he’s in hog heaven. Also, he’s been listening to Bob Seger and now we all have “Night Moves” stuck in our head.
• I’ve only read one book and have only mooched a half-bottle of wine so far. There is still work to be done on this trip!

Tomorrow the masses show up and we celebrate a certain someone’s 71st birthday. More reports to come – stay tuned.