at the beach

<TITLE> at the beach </TITLE>
<THEME> Beach
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The next day began with a morning walk (indeed almost all days did) where I identified my assets
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and a stop at Foodies where we saw Eddie at work
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before we went to our porch
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and watched the car arrive
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and slowly from the doors
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emerged Kaylen, Rachel, Jeff and Lucy
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so that we could go to the beach where the badge collector and Claire set things up
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t least with Jen's sister.
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Meanwhile, Ben dug a hole
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as Jeff told tales
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to Sarah
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and Suzanne
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before checking his email
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and Ben's hole
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evoked even more emails
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as the girls gathered
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for some group photos
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before dispersing to the water (as Jeff continued to read email)
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and Sarah got a bucket of water
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even as the beach patrol came
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and the gulls made their way into our neighbors' food
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before Ryan approached
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and a game of paddle ball emerged
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even as the rest of us enjoyed a beach day of sun and books and conversation
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and a long beach walk from which Jeff and Suzanne slowly emerged
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