June 26, 2011

June 26, 2011

These last two days have been like a whirlwind.  Yesterday, we went to Eglin AFB and drove around seeing all of the changes since Brent left.  We took time to do a bit of shopping at the BX.  From there we went to the Armament Museum which has a lot of information on weapons, some of which were developed at Eglin.  Before going back to the motorhome we played a round of miniature golf at Goofy Golf.  It is one of our favorite places in this area.  After dinner, Brent, Coleson, and Sara went to the beach.  Several hours later Brent came in hobbling along.  The kids were trying to act as his crutches helping him in.  He had jumped off a pier and twisted his ankle.  We packed it in ice, hoping that would take care of it.  No such luck!  By 10:00 his pain had increased and he decided that he needed to have it checked like I had suggested earlier.  We went to the ER at Eglin.  An hour later they had determined that is was a bad sprain, but not broken.  Those of you who have known this family for awhile know that I have taken Brent for x-rays many times in his younger years.  In fact, the x-ray tech at the hospital in Seaside, OR suggested that we buy stock in the hospital because we were there so much.  On the way home an hour later I told Brent that it was just like old times.

Today we spent most of the day either watching the NASCAR race or at the beach.  The evening was beautiful so we had a cookout.  Afterwards, while Brent took a much needed nap, the kids and I went back to the beach.  The sunset was magnificent...a perfect ending to the day.