The weather took a nosedive during Memorial Day Weekend.  Tropical Storm Beryl was the uninvited guest at our family get-away during the short overlap of our college and high school kids’ impossible schedules. By day two, high wind and torrential rain put the kabash on outdoor activities and we were under house arrest, getting ready to weather the storm. While my husband fretted about broken tree limbs and flooding, I grabbed the laptop, as my inspiration was in the room next door- our two children (21,16)  who sweetly slumbered through the worst of the morning deluge.

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