June 12th - Cape Chillin'

Day two on the Cape and the weather is letting us down yet again. Fearing rain late in the day, I got the kids to the beach early. It was too cold, really, so we took a walk. We walked east toward the Belmont and I took some pictures on the jetty. We got to stand on the beach were my mom went every summer (1937-1970) - after passing a few No Trespassing signs. Cool. I really, really wish I could click my heel s and go back to one of those summers…for just one day. Kind of Like that movie, Somewhere In Time. Nostalgia overload!
We bailed on the cold and wind and headed to the indoor pool. It was nice and there was a nice warm hot tub! Ginny called and she was going to meet us at the hotel at 12:30 so we could go to Orleans for lunch at The Lobster Claw. The restaurant is owned by a former classmate of hers – Donny Berig. He was also a good friend of my dad’s.
On the way to the restaurant, it started to rain….the day was proving to be a wash out. When we got to there, Donny was manning the hostess desk. What a nice man. The first thing he said to me was, “I loved your dad.” He visited with us and we had a wonderful lunch. I had the lobster salad that with came with potato salad and coleslaw…so New England (and so fattening). I need to get a New England cookbook, because the salads were perfect….just like my mom used to make (but she never wrote down any recipes).
The rain really started coming down, so Gin headed back to Karen’s for a nap. The kids and I just hung out in the room for a couple hours before heading out for dinner. Probably one of the calmest unplanned moments of the trip so far!
Dinner, however…not so calm! I left early, because it was Saturday and I figured that things would fill up fast. Well, I naively asked where everyone wanted to go…and this created a problem. Then I realized I forgot Bear’s yuck-yucks, so I had to go back to the hotel to get his meds, because it would have been really ugly if I didn’t…and that cost us precious time. Two places I stopped at had waits, which wouldn’t do. I finally found a place named, “Land Ho”…it was okay. Loud and crowded which are key ingredients for a crazy Bear. The food and service were…so-so. I couldn’t get out of there fast enough.
As we were leaving, Aud asked when we were going to see my old house…which we’d already done. She pays a lot of attention! So off we went, again, to Merrywood. I was glad, though. It was cool to see the old hood at dusk. I don’t know what I expect to see/feel/remember when I look at the house. The day before I was excited, but tonight when I looked, I felt old.
Back at the hotel the kids all behaved like heathens. God, all I did all night was yell and threaten...to no avail. I found a movie on TBS that I hadn’t seen in a while, Catch Me If You Can. It was really good….three of my four fell asleep in bed with me. How sweet is that? What kind of bitch am I that I carried them all to their designated sleeping places, so I could sleep by myself?

Still in Dennis port at the Soundings
Quote of the Day: Audrey, “OMG, you have to cover my eyes…they’re kissing.” – while she was watching Catch Me If You Can with me.
Silly Band…no one!