Endless Thundering Motion

What is it about the endless thundering motion of the ocean that seems to wash all my cares and worries away? As soon as I can hear the sound of the surf, they become a vapor, a distant memory almost instantly. How can a force of nature have such healing powers over me?

Each summer, we make the pilgrimage to Cape Cod ~ usually we rent a house with family and friends and stay for a week. This year we are doing a quick weekend trip and we are going to experiment with roughing it, tent camping style. We plan on keeping it simple ~ tent, sleeping bags, bathing suits and don't forget the boogie boards.

I remember this time last year, walking along the beach, gathering a collection of rocks that resembled brain tails ~ thinking, this time next year, just possibly, I might be done with the whole brain surgery thing. Time seems to have a mind of it's own. Lately, my watch is literally speeding up with each day. I just reset my watch a month ago and it's already verging on being 20 minutes fast. I see the irony ~ time is speeding up ~ even though December seems a long way out there, time is flying by ~ seriously moving...

So ~ I am really looking forward to vacationing with the family this Labor Day weekend ~ praying that I am as pain and vertigo free as possible. Hoping for renewed strength and insight ~ cast my worries to the wind and let the ocean do it's job ~ restore strength and hope.

Step One: Make Sure The Tent Works Before Camping Trip

Even though I have been on several camping trips over the past 2 years ~ I haven't used my tent for at least 2 years. So, I thought it would be a good idea to see if I remembered how to put the tent up and make sure that it still works. Last time I used it, the elastic guy line broke on one of the main support beams. DH ~ being such a handyman ~ was able to re-attach the broken guy line and it only took about 30 minutes till we were finished.

We had entertained the idea of having a pseudo-camp out by sleeping in the tent in the backyard for one night. The plan was scrapped after a late night out with friends. There was a small threat of scattered thunder showers for today. The plan was to let the kids play in the tent for a while during the morning and then take it down in the afternoon ~ thus avoiding a wet tent. Well, early in the morning I woke up with a beast of a Chiari headache ~ warning lights are going off in my head ~ rain is very close. I bolt out of bed, run outside and start tearing down the tent before it rains. Just a second after I dragged the tent indoors it starts pouring down rain.

So, reality check, the brain tail can pretty accurately predict when it's going to rain ~ isn't there some way I could make a living with this new found talent???? But seriously, just getting the tent out ~ I am super excited about our next camping trip!