Parenting is hard work

     I have a daughter that is 9 years old that thinks she is 19. I love that daughter of mine, I love her with all my heart but to be perfectly honest sometimes I hate being a mother. I am about to say something that only a mother or lets be honest a parent would understand.

     I cook for my family and I clean house, I wash the clothes, I am even the one that writes the checks that pays the bills. I go to the grocery store and buy the food and whatever else is needed when it is needed. I can say without a doubt that more often than not I never hear a word of thanks. Would it be so hard to say thank you once in a while, I can only guess that the word thank you does not apply to mothers.

The beach and it's wonders

     My family lives less than a two hour drive from the beach and it is a place like no other. I have had the best times of my life on the beach, it is where I spent my honeymoon ten years ago, and it is also where my husband and my daughter have continued to vacation several times a year.

     The beach could be considered a magical place to some people and just sand and water to others. There is something my husband always says when we are at the beach. " We are at the edge of the world," and he is right.

     Standing on the beach and letting the water touch your feet is a feeling like no other feeling in the world, it is calming and peaceful. A person can spend the entire day at the beach and watch the tide roll in and out. The current is always bringing in shells and other things like sharks teeth and small fish that dart in front of your feet almost daring you to catch them.  This past weekend we went to the beach and it was amazing to me to watch a storm about fifty miles in the distance off the coast. Watching the lighting brighten the sky was a mesmerizing experience and one I will more than likely never forget.

     The section beach that we go to is called crescent beach, which is part of the town ( or city) of North Myrtle Beach. This part of the beach is more family friendly oriented and with a small child that is what you want. I hope that it stays that way despite the many people that make it their go to spot when they vacation there.