Surprise Birthday

My grandson Samuel has a birthday on Monday. He will be
22. Today, Saturday, we were supposed to have a surprise
party at 1:00 p.m. at Rock Springs. Yesterday the county
closed the park because of a high bacteria count.

The picnic was changed to Wekiva Springs State Park.
When my husband and I arrived, the dark clouds were
rumbling menacingly and there were no tables or grills
available. We waited for some time and one became
vacant and we grabbed it.

By this time many swimmers were getting out of the
water, the thunder and lightning frightening all
of us.

We decided to break everything down and take the
picnic back to Vicki's. When we returned home,
the storm had rained out and we had a very nice
meal of hot dogs, hamburgers, chips. etc.

Sam's comment: "This is the most stressful birthday
I've ever had."

Marla had a wonderful day. Her friend Hannah spent
the night last night and went with them and helped
with Marla today.

Marla swam, played and enjoyed every minute today.
When she finally got to eat, she had 2 hot dogs, 1
hamburger, chips, etc. That little girl can eat
more than I can. She is such a joy.