Vacation (All I Ever Wanted?)

Hello. First let me apologize for using the words from an awful song as the title for tonight’s edition of quicksand, but it seems to fit. We are spending tonight getting ready for a two night mini vacation in Wisconsin Dells. I forgot how much work vacation is.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m looking forward to giant water slides, lazy rivers, and hot tubs very much. Even mild winters seemingly have no end at some point, so we do what we can to maintain our sanity until Spring comes to stay. But with the amount of stuff we are bringing, you’d think we were taking an extended driving tour of the U.S. At last I understand how the castaways on “Gilligans Island” ended up with the amount of things they had on the island. There is no such thing as over packing for a three hour cruise.

Well, that’s enough complaining. I’m sure we’re going to have a great time. I’m reminded of the words of my late father who couldn’t of been more right when he said, “just remember, bad vacation is better than good work”. That man sure had perspective. Miss you dad!

And with that I must leave for tonight. A lot of packing left to do. I’ll talk to you again tomorrow when I’ll be playing in quicksand, again.