A day at the beach

I missed posting yesterday because we spent the day at the beach. We got home around 10:00 last night and I never got near a computer all day.

Actually the day started with a detour since I ended up visiting the Covina Police Station! No gang! I wasn't hauled in! I went out for my morning walk as usual and as I was on the last trek home I see a black thing in the road. Thinking it might be a poor cat that got hit I crossed to the other side of the road and tried to edge past it without actually looking at it, but as I got nearer I realized it was a handbag just lying there. Well, there are shoplifters I suppose and this could have been stolen and just thrown away empty, but I peered inside and there was a wallet etc. The wallet had a bank card in it so I picked the thing up and headed home.

Once home, though there was a lot of stuff inside (a broken cell, phone, a driver's license etc.) I couldn't find a number to call so I took it down to the police station. In my whole life it's the first time I even knew where the police station was! Nice little place and a young rookie cop came and invited me into a nice room where he took down my name and details about how I found the handbag, He was very friendly and I even found out he'd been stationed in Okinawa (Japan) before he served in Iraq and then became a police officer. I guess I'll never know about how the handbag got left in the middle of our street but I did my good deed for the day!

When I got back home, Marcy and the kids were gone; off to the beach because Marcy had wanted to get an early start (before 8:00) so I assumed that I'd missed that trip but a few seconds later they came barrelling in. They'd seen me turn on the street as they were leaving so they came back for me! Leiya had remembered my swimsuit, my sunglasses, my book, my sandals and so without ever getting in the house I jumped in the car and we were off!

Long day!!! Marcy had packed cold cuts, bread, condiments, fruit, chips, lemonade, ice, the whole works! She had chairs and even a tent and a radio (She does this a lot so she knows what she needs!) I read my book the whole blessed day and barely got my feet wet. I also did a lot of people watching again and was mildly surprised at all the tatoos that so many people have! Not just men and young teenagers! Lots of "artwork" decorating the women's backsides! Southern California must be a tatoo artist's heaven!

The kids came in and out and ate when they wanted and slathered themselves with sunscreen. Keion showed up about 3:00 coming directly from work and he played catch with the kids on the beach. The kids had boogie boards and all day they rode the waves and thoroughly enjoyed themselves until nearly 5:00! An hour's drive home for a quick shower and to pick up Grandma and then out to dinner. The kids were falling asleep at the dinner table!