I can't believe that May slipped by!

It sort of went by in a whirl. There was a family outing to the Colorado River, where we relaxed, enjoyed the river, tried our hand at waterskiing, wake boarding, riding in the "doughnut", or driving the boat, according to our varying ages, skills and abilities...  We stayed at the Needles Marina; very pleasant, with clean restrooms, a clean swimming pool, grassy areas, trees, and easy river access. If you are familiar with the desert heat of the Needles area, you'll know how much we appreciated all of that.

We camped, cooked on the camp stove, and tried to keep cool during the hot days.  One evening, I stayed with the grandkids in their tent, once they went to sleep, so that Mom and Dad could get away for an evening to themselves.

Four days of pleasant interaction and relaxing recreation.  I never had it so good growing up myself; we all loved each other in my family, but we didn't know how to be together for more than a few hours without someone picking a fight.  So it is especially sweet to me to see my own family able to spend quality time together in peace and harmony.  It makes me feel like I did something right, that I helped make the world a little better place than what I found when I came to it.