A 2nd AND 3rd CHANCE

Over the past few days, we have had visitors from Tucson. My youngest son, Marc and our granddaughter, Laila drove up to pick up their boat. So, for a short time, there were 3 generations of the Chance Clan in Lake Havasu. Our daughter-in-law, Chandra decided to stay home and take advantage of the peace and quiet. Laila is 3 1/2 and at a wonderful age, mostly beyond diapers, and full of curiosity. When a child is learning the very complex English language, you just never know what the next question might be. Art Linkletter wrote that "kids say the darnedest things", and he was right. At the breakfast table this morning, and totally out of the blue, Laila said to me "you know Grandpa, Uncle Marty is losing his hair". I couldn't help but chuckle, when I told her that Grandpa had probably lost a little more hair than Uncle Marty. You just never know what's coming next. This visit was a pleasant surprise, because we hadn't planned on seeing Laila until the fall, when we will be on the last leg of our trip around the U.S.

On Sunday, we put the boat into Lake Havasu, and headed up the river, where we found a nice sandy beach and had a picnic. The water temperature was a bit chilly, but the air temperature was in the mid 90's. Except for Laila, who got a good coat of sun block, the rest of us were a little sun burned by the end of the day. It was a fun time, and reminded me of the many boating days back in the 70's, when Marc first learned to water ski. We had a Hondo Jet boat with a big block Ford that was perfect for the kids when they started to ski. On Monday, I helped Marc do some maintenance on the boat, and he helped me with an awning problem on the motor home. It's not good when your electric awning is out, the wind comes up, and when you push the button to bring the awning in, nothing happens! It was definitely a 2 man operation to manually roll the awning up, and secure it with tie downs. I was grateful that Marc was here when it decided to break. New parts are on the way, and the awning should be fixed before we leave this Sunday.

The temperature today is supposed to hit 104. I think it's time to hit the road!