A Day of Rest

After our long hike the day before, our bodies needed a day of rest. We were granted a day of rest the next day, because it rained for almost 24 hours straight. That will keep these lovely wildflowers blooming clear to the end of their stem.

The rain forced us to rest inside the motor home. After some great views of Cedar Lake on earlier days, this was our view today.

We had lots of time to read, play the piano, and catch up on laundry. We don't leave the piano out all the time, but its full-length keyboard fits nicely at the foot of our bed on these rainy days.

Rainy days are also great times to cook. We thawed some of the Gulf shrimp we had bought in Padre, and made a nice pineapple shrimp dish with quinoa and broccoli.

Since we were stuck inside, it was a bad time to be without cell and internet service. So we drove ten miles in the rain to get a signal to send some texts and check the weather. Even though it is April, we found that we have a freeze warning, with snow in the forecast for parts of Oklahoma. After a cold night, we headed further north to our next stop near Wagoner, Oklahoma. We'll be camping among the cows and the pecan trees, on land that Mark's brother and sister-in-law own.

We were delighted to find that our nephew and his family were also visiting "the barn." That's the name for the log cabin built here, adjacent to the 50-amp full-hook-up site where our motor home is resting.

It's always fun to play with these three great nieces, and they were coaching Denisa on the best way to jump between the round hay bales. We thought it was fun that all three of them were wearing their "World's Best Sister" shirts. They really are the best!

Lucky and Liz have turned this farm into a fun park for their grandchildren, with a playground and zip-line and go-cart and trails and frisbee golf and kittens and a play house and . . . Six-year-old Sarah was showing Denisa how easy it is to walk the balance beam.

Then she was coaching Denisa, who could only walk the beam with a little help from her friend. Maybe we should take Sarah with us when we have those creek crossings where Denisa is always getting her feet wet.

We enjoyed our day of rest, and it's great to be around family once again! We went to church with them, honoring the official day of rest, before we headed out for our next adventures.