It's 90 degree's right now and is 6:02 pm. It got up to 93 degree's today, according to the six o'clock news I can hear in the background. Feels more like Labor Day than Memorial Day! Today I took the four (4) kids to Thunderstruck, a local swimming area, on the Little River. It was a nice little break for us all on a very hot day! We actually didn't get the "Thunderstruck" spot because fisherpeople were parked and fishing there, so we went up the road a little ways to another pull-off. The spot we picked was very muddy, but the water still as cool as a mountain river can be - so regardless of the mud, it worked. Becky's son was in the mud up to his nipples and was loving it! Truly a boy! Myself, Samantha and Becky's two girls got right through the mud, as quick as we could, to the deeper and more sandy areas. Once out there it was very nice and refreshing! The reason we love and wanted the Thunderstruck spot is because it actually is all sand. You don't have to deal with any mud! Oh well, maybe next time. You have to get out there early to grab the good pull-off's! We took Ruby too, who immediately got into a container of Chicken Livers left by a fisherperson.
She had a blast! She also basked in the mud with the young boy... and she is a girl. I threw Ruby in the water a few times and sure enough she's a pro at the "doggy paddle". The first time she hit the water it shook her up a little, but beyond that first time she seemed to become a fish to the water. Samantha, who is also a fish, took Ruby out "deep" (about 5') and she hung onto Sam's shoulders and enjoyed the cool water. She eventually swam back to shore. It was so cute - she was like a little toddler, hanging onto her Mommy. I so wanted a picture of the whole scene but that would have entailed bringing my picture phone out into the water, which I didn't want to do. The one I took of the girls, I took from shore and it didn't come out too well, but you can get the idea. 
After about an hour and a half we saw the two cars that were parked at the Thunderstruck spot heading down the road and we knew they were leaving. We decided to go nab it quick, before anyone else did, but when we got there there were two young boys fishing, still..... Very annoying! We thought we had it for sure because when we pulled up there were no cars. I don't know if they walked, or how they got there, but they didn't have a car with them and you could only see them after we got out of the car - they were down the bank. We didn't swim because I guess it would be kind of rude to swim and scare the fish away from what they were trying to do. We were all a little bummed and decided to pack it up and head home. It was a good time though and I did tell the kids I would try to take them another evening this week, after work. (Yes tomorrow morning I start work) Maybe Wednesday evening because Becky is off on Wednesday too.
Posted by chrisseas-corner
at 6:16 PM EDT
Updated: Monday, 29 May 2006 6:25 PM EDT