Well, in case there was any shred of wondering whether I've aged or not, yesterday was the proof that I have indeed arrived at 35! We had chosen yesterday as our "Amusement Park Day" trip and the destination was Dorney Park in Allentown. First of all, I began wondering the night before how I was going to have energy for such a trip when I was already barely feeling my pulse! I dragged myself out of bed yesterday morning, asking God for help just to get down the stairs to make the coffee. Lots of things I could go on about physically, but I'll spare you. Well, the day was absolutely gorgeous weather-wise.
Wildwater Kingdom (the water-park side to the fun) was our first planned segment. Nothing like donning your bathing suit at 10am for a bunch of strangers so you can humiliate yourself by flopping into a large inner tube and careen down a hair-do and makeup drenching river of ice-cold water! But at least the kids loved it. Then on to "Water Works" where teenage boys aimed at me from fifteen feet above with water guns twice the size of their heads. I begged Kendall to move on to the more tame parts of the water park, but for some reason, she loved this torture chamber of water.
Finally, Keith and the two older girls joined back up with us (they had been going down some slides Kendall was too little for) and informed me that the little kids' Lollipop Lagoon, which I thought we were in, was just twenty feet or so past where we had been. All that time I'd been tortured with pelting water, I could have been watching cute little toddlers slide happily down froggy-slides and run through little fountains.
Finally, after a few hours of water-logged slides and sunburn for mommy, we left for the drier side of the park. (Just wanted to point out here that to all of my friends who have more sons than daughters...np complaining. Oh, for one time when it wasn't me that had to run someone to the bathroom at a public place! Little girls simply can not go into a public men's room. I believe we spent about 1.89 hours in the bathrooms yesterday!) By about 4 pm I was plain cranky. I was not recounting the gospel. I was not thinking of how my greatest need had been met in Christ. I was thinking of how it was highway robbery to charge $4.50 for a regular sized bottle of water! We were all soooo thirsty, and of course the rule is there is no food or drink allowed to be brought in to the park. Which means you're trapped...you simply have to pay their outrageous prices or die of dehydration. We did beat their game though, by purchasing one drink, then filling up the cup with water at the public water fountains! HA! By dinner time, I was becoming increasingly thankful for how cheap food and drink is here at home. And with the increasing prices these days, I needed that perspective. Things can ALWAYS get worse. That may be my motto. Be thankful for where you're at, because things really can always get so much worse. And by 9:30 pm last night, I was ready to be home, in my bed, where there is a bathroom right in the hall (albeit small) and hot dogs in the refrigerator that aren't $4.00 a piece!
Today, I am weary. Weary from a day of walking, hot sun, and watching the world live it's life. I was caught by surprise when my Keaton said yesterday night, as the sun began to set, "Mommy, I don't like hearing and seeing all the things people say and do to each other out here in public." I couldn't agree more. But the truth is those people are no different than me, except that I know my Savior. Well, I know I dabbled in the complaining pool here on this entry. But please know that my heart is full of God's goodness, even in the weariness of yesterday's trip. I love my girls with all my heart and I hope they remember days like yesterday with much fondness!
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