It sounds like a wonderful time. Wish I was there with you. Glad to know
you had a good time.I have only been to the ocean twice and was amazed at
how strong the waves can be!
Christine
At 06:21 PM 22/05/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi,
>Just a quick note to tell you that we had a glorious 4 days at Ocean
>City! The day we arrived, we went right out onto the beach, but the sun
>was so hot (and I was so dehydrated from drinking diet sodas on the drive
>to Ocean City) that I began to feel shaky and faint after awhile, had to
>go inside. Shannon was a little afraid of the water, so she ran away
>giggling whenever a wave approached her. Michael, on the other hand,
>bravely stepped into the water (as I held tightly onto his hand). While
>we were in Ocean City, we swam in the hotel pool 3x (Shannon loves
>playing in the pool!) and we played putt-putt golf at least 3x. By the
>next day, Shannon was braver about the entering the water on the beach.
>She enjoyed kicking at the waves and getting piggy-back rides into the
>water on Tom's shoulders. Michael sat down in the water and let the
>waves roll over him. Shannon and I dug up sand crabs (?). Long after
>she left to return to the waves, I was still digging up sand crabs. They
>were fascinating! And we hunted for shells along the shore. Michael
>enjoyed doing this much more than Shannon did. We found the body of a
>skate, part of the armor of a horseshoe crab, etc.
>
>Michael was quite a wild putt-putt golfer! He swung a little crazily and
>even hit MY golfball into the water for me! One night, we took the kids
>to the boardwalk and they rode rides in the arcade there. When we
>weren't out of the hotel room enjoying the beach, putt-putt, etc.,
>Shannon and I played double-solitaire (my grandmother and I used to play
>it together, so I just HAD to teach Shannon how to play it!) and the kids
>watched cable t.v. (we don't have it at home). On another day, we took
>the kids to the zoo in Salisbury. I was entranced with the emu's there.
>One couple seemed to be mating while three others almost got into a
>fight! Tom had to practically drag me away from there. It was sort-of
>like watching a soap opera. I couldn't wait to see the outcome!
>
>We saw a duck & her nestful of eggs. That was sort-of special. And
>Michael saw a bird that had "power ranger colors," as he puts it. We
>saw lots of other animals, too.
>
>We bought a few clothes for the kids at an Osh-Kosh B-Gosh outlet, and we
>ate out at the Outback a few times. What a wonderful vacation we had!
>And I probably would have lazed in bed if the kids and Tom hadn't dragged
>me out to enjoy the beach, et al.
>Well, that's all to tell. I'll keep this short - even though I have more
>in my journal. Shannon wrote something, too, to share w/her teacher, and
>she even drew a picture of the beach! A good time was had by all!
>
>Love,
>Jean
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