But before we get to that, my heart and prayers go out to Texas. The tragedy their is awful. Truly, I hope they can find everyone, and if they aren’t alive, at least let the families have the peace of knowing, and saying goodbye. It’s just heartbreaking.

Now for something lighter. We’re home! The day before a trip is always busy and stressful and I wonder why I ever booked the trip. But then we get on the rode, and it all makes sense We had a great time! Maggie was good. She loves going in the car, and she behaved well the whole trip with no issues. We had so much fun with Middle Son, his wife, CiGi and the pups, Jett and Hazel. Maggie gets along fine with the dogs too so that makes it overall easy. We spent one day at the big campsite pool, another day, we had lunch and a wine tasing at a local winery. My daughter in law’s mom and her husband were there for Fourth of July dinner and the day at the winery day, so CiGi had two Grandmas to spoil her! We really like my daughter in law’s mom, so it feels like we’re all family.

For the Fourth, our daughter in law made a lovely dinner of tri tip, potatoes and tortellini pasta salad. We all hung out at the campsite, visited and relaxed.

Here’s a pic of CiGi in her camp chair, and then one of her with me — I’m looking at the camera while CiGi is chatting with Grandpa across the table

And a pic of Maggie on the little patio of our room at the Inn:

Maggie is getting as gray as her mom, but we love her all the same.

And let me just say, CiGi is such an easy baby! Grandpa and I had so much fun with her. She recognizes us which is so cool, and she gets mad her her parents take her away from us for parenting tasks like diaper changes. She makes us feel loved. Grandkids really are a gift! And a fun note: Our room was a pretty quick walk to their campsite–like a three minute walk. Yet our son had a sudden need to stretch his legs when we walked back to our room at night and would accompany us. And you know what? We thanked him. There are worse things then our kids caring, right? But seriously, it was a short walk, and we felt perfectly safe I’d happily stay at the Inn again.

How was your Fourth and weekend?

So yep, I was suckered. Again. By a book. I’ll explain. So I was intrigued by a title; “THE SCIENCE OF STUCK: Breaking Through Inertia to Find Your path Forward.” It started off good, talking about dealing with anxiety, the hidden benefits of being stuck and some steps to deal with that. Then, it quickly began to fall apart for me.

It’s all about expectations. I was looking for a book with with solid steps of forward motion.

This book delves into the psychology of drug use, traumas, relationship abuse and…wait for it…getting know know your shadow self, and then making friends with your shadow self.

It’s not for me. I’m sure it’s useful for many others who are looking for this information. Maybe for a 20-something type figuring herself out. People dealing with serious troubles. And those who have some curiosity would probably enjoy it too. It’s easy reading and not complex at all. I just had way different expectations.

But did I learn anything? Sure…I’m a sucker for good titles

In audiobooks, I’m listening to “GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE” by Emily Henry and enjoying it. It’s just easy listening, and great for getting things done.

What are you reading?

**Programming Note: I’ll be out of town on Friday, so I’m not sure if I’ll post or not, depending of how busy we are. If not, I’ll try to post on Monday!