There’s nothing like a shore house full of people. When our three children, their spouses and our four grandchildren arrived for the week of July 4, we totaled 12. Our house was filled to capacity! Because the beds sleep only eight, one of the kids brought an air mattress, one a sleeping bag and two claimed chaise lounges on our screened-in porch.
On their fifth day, as the outdoor temperatures began to rise into the 90s with the humidity in that range as well, it seemed too hot for usual…
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