monday was the perfect day, sunny and slightly cool. we spent a lot of time on the beach. and once again, my habit of haphazard sunscreen application left be with an embarrassing sunburn. the kids dug a giant hole. tim sculpted a horseshoe crab. i read my book, the...

our second day at the shore was a rainy one. it should not be allowed to rain when i’m on vacation. i went for a walk when i got up and then made breakfast. since it wouldn’t be a good beach day we chose to go to the cape may lighthouse. it’s fun to do educational...

it’s finally here! beach week. my family and i have been staying at the same place, renting the same beach house, since our kids were babies. it’s in stone harbor, new jersey. a quiet little strip of a town just north of wildwood. there’s no boardwalk and only a few...