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I’ve sat down to write several times over the last ten days. I deleted everything because re-reads sounded too whiny. Nothing in particular has been wrong. In fact, many things have been quite right. We’ve been very busy and, consequently, very tired.

Then came yesterday – and it was an awesome day.

First of all, yesterday morning was our walk for the hospital. It was a beautiful sunny day, high in the upper-60s/low 70s, slight breeze off the water at times. Stunning day for a long walk. C even wanted to run the last half mile.

We raised over $2400 for the hospital, and bits more still may come in. I’m really proud of C’s efforts. His bake sale at school raised $350 and T-ball coffee sales totaled just over $200 - $550 in dollar and fifty cent increments!

We went to lunch in the city afterward at a funky harborside restaurant. There we ran into two of C’s nurses from the PICU, J and H. It was so fun to see them. They’ve had updates on C, of course, at mobile time each year, but this was the first time they physically saw him since the spring he was sick. It was very exciting for them and for us (C played embarrassed, but I know he thought it was cool, too) and I now have a lovely picture of C with J and H.

After lunch, on a whim, we went over to check out a new museum - rather, an established museum in a stunning new location. We’ve been meaning to go since it opened in December and it was just a five minute walk from the restaurant. This museum is really, really cool. The building is amazing and much of the art on display is very accessible for kids (but not all..ahem).

On the way home, a friend called and their family was heading down to the beach to chill out after a long day of yard work. We decided to join them and it was great. The kids played in the sand while the grown-ups sipped some nice wine. There was even some surf at our normally placid beach, so my husband took the surfboard out and grabbed a couple of waves. I have the pictures to prove it.

We and our friends decided to meet back at our house for pizza dinner on the porch. We chatted until past bedtime for the kids, enjoying the cool evening air. (If you like red wines, the Rombauer Zinfandel is lovely, by the way.)

We fell into bed early but we were still exhausted this morning. It was okay, though, because yesterday was a great day. After the walk, we let go of the to do lists in our heads and let the want tos carry our day instead of the have tos.

Sometimes you just have to do that.