Uncle Gator's Kiawah Adventures

Has anyone ever heard the saying that “Life’s a Beach”?   6 uses that term frequently and at times have even changed the word Beach, to another word. Since we are heading into the fall TV shows, they always give you a small hint of what is to come, well if it is good enough for the TV executives, well 6 guesses that he should provide you with some highlights of what is to come on future blogs. The beach is nothing more than a microcosm of life. Sit back and take a journey thru your life, as you sit your lazy behind on the beach chairs of life. Early each in the morning the sand on the beach is totally undisturbed, soft smooth and cool, as the sun raises, beckons an awareness of the challenges the receding tide creates.   These challenges may be as innocent as a child’s shovel, or as natural as the sharp remains of ocean debris or as squishy as a jelly fish, to the empty remains of the careless beach goers’ attempting to escape the realities of their lives by leaving use...

6 needs to register a formal apology, a few weeks ago I started my blog by listing many things that are happening around the world which indicate that vacation is approaching. Well 6 missed two of the most important events, 32’s favorite summer time event; “the annual national lawn tractor race”   and second, the annual sailboat races, which is 7’s favorite event! 6 is slipping, it is an age thing! BTW we have a new event that most people would love the Beer-BBQ! Ground rules have were presented with unanimous bi-lateral acceptance, thus opening the venue to our anticipated “daily schedule of mandatory fun”. Saturday: Whenever you arrive until 3:00.. Breath the fresh air, enjoy your freedom of choice for that is about to change! 3:00 to 4:15 seating assignments at the beach. Name tags, and placement of the chairs will be provided.   (Note please bring a bar of soap, shampoo etc.. there is no time to get a shower prior to going to church) 4:15 to 4:40 get dress...

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. Need 6 say any more! Well of course 6 will… 6’s attempt to ensure the liberties and freedom’s fell flat on its face last year. Using 6’s superior intelligence, what better way to ensure freedom, equity and justice, than to copy the constitution of this here United States of America!   If we have individuals who mock the basic premise of our fun family vacation, they will be mocking the basic fabric that establishes the freedoms that is entrusted to us each day as citizens of this great country. (note: I have only provided specific Sections and Articles plus amendments that pertain to our time in Kiawah, if you would like to see the document in full plea...

Well as each day passes, we are getting closer. Soon panic will start to set in, because the talk will be over and the packing will commence. If you take the time, and look around, you see the changes starting to happen, the sun raises later each day, the grass is turning brown, the afternoon thunderstorm are becoming more frequent, Belk is having their summer sales, signs for the lawn tractor race are going up, and our church missile is running out of pages, and last but not least those pesky little lizards are running across my driveway! Let’s see what we have completed thus far: Condo paid for (check), family shirts ordered (check), pink bathing suit purchased (check), flip flops broken in (check) , new chairs (check), dew rag (check), Jimmy Hendrix tee shirt (check), truckster washed and waxed (not yet), Oil changed (check), trip to wall-mart to get Saturday night dinner (not yet), sun screen (check), 2014 ground rules (not yet), 2014 mandatory family activities (not yet), pla...