It's actually Monday night.  That means that I haven't written for since last Wednesday.  I looked at both Shelli's and Cicily's blogs to see if they had posted anything yet about our family adventure.  But they had not.  So I am left to myself for now.  I know that there were pictures taken that I expect to see posted in the near future, but my memory will have to serve me right now.  Earlier today I talk Sheila that I had named the vacation the 'great giver'.  I meant that anytime I thought about it (and there are virtually 1,000's of things to think about) that it gives me positive pay back feelings.  It was such an awesome experience for me in so, so many ways.  Of course getting back to reality today was necessary, but it is easy to slip in a quick moment of reflection and feel that good feeling over again.  My 55 push ups this morning were even tolerable (barely) and I hope to get back to my routine, but not lose the memories that are still giving to me.  They really are flooding through my mind, but the pictures will make it easier for me to relive them when they finally get posted.  My sunburn is still uncomfortable.  Sheila still reminds me that it was a dumb decision to allow that to happen.  She was right:  I do that every time.  You'd think I'd know better.  (And I do, I just keep thinking that I can outsmart the sun!)

It is really amazing to me to realize that today is the 16th of July.  Two weeks down and only two weeks to go.  So much to day and setting it aside for 3 days (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) didn't make it any easier.  But worth it it was (and is) and now I can move ahead having lived something that has to be about the best 'great giver' that I have ever had.      More to come.