Today we changed our usual rhythm, well most of us did. Another Beach day didn’t feel appealing to the women of the family, so we hit the shops instead, joining the throngs shopping at Coffs Harbour for Boxing Day bargains. Colin came with a book and parked himself in a coffee shop, Zac couldn’t bring himself to go shopping and continued his surfing exploits at the beach instead.
How wonderful to feel clean for a day – no sunscreen.
Colin joined Zac on the beach when we returned after lunch, the rest of us lounged around reading, listening to music and snoozing. We all went for a walk along the beach later in the day, climbing the heads and exploring the next bay. There was a beautiful deserted beach, Colin and Zac had a swim of course but the rest of us didn’t want to give up that clean feeling. We got caught in the rain coming back, not that it mattered at all.
Now we are all clean and showered again; Colin is preparing dinner, Zac is reading Rachel’s Leunig book, Heidi is setting up her new iPhone (birthday present), Rachel is doing something on her iPhone and Johanna is playing with her Nintendo. All is well and peaceful as each person takes some time out to do their own thing waiting in anticipation for the fish that Colin is cooking for dinner…..
Many times over the last few days I have been aware how precious it is to have everyone together, how fortunate we are that we all enjoy being together and doing things together. As our children grow into adulthood, I know that times like this will become rare, all the more reason to treasure them when they occur.