One of God's great blessings in my recent life is our 6 year-old son, conceived about a week after 9-11-01, around the day we brought our dog Rex from the pound, when we were least expecting (at age 41) to be expecting. A love child in our 40's. Tangible evidence that the Almighty has a sense of humor. 
Johann reminded me this Summer that there is nothing wrong with being completely covered in sand. There are times when I feel like I'm under a mountain of it. And whether that is a burden or a blessing is simply a matter of perspective.
We did get a couple of trips to Santa Cruz this Summer - to the beach Boardwalk. We even talked our 16 year-old daughter into joining us! Of course, she "just had to" bring a friend (God forbid she be seen having fun with her parents).
The Fall is now here and we're all done with Summer by the sea. Its time for harvest, football, and year-end planning. More planning, planning and yet more planning.
But if we get a little Indian Summer one of these weekends, I encourage you all to take your inner child to the beach and roll around the sand. Get it out of your system before the Winter hits. And don't worry about the sand - the wind will blow it off in time.
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