toenail fungus and other summer experiences

school has been out for 24 days. 24 long, hot days. for the kids, this means 24 days of swimming, riding bikes, sleeping in, bickering, and finding new and unusual ways to drive me batty. for me this means sleeping in, breaking up fights, making millions of grilled cheese sandwiches, and going to publix as often as possible to escape the chaos.

we've already had some big adventures this summer. we've been to the beach and to a couple of out-of-town lacrosse tournaments. and, white water.....

this is the first year we have purchased season passes. i've avoided it for several reasons. but, if i'm going to be perfectly honest, i'm grossed out by the place. white water is another dimension - that just happens to be 15 minutes from my house. i have no idea where most of these people are coming from, but it is apparent that they are not concerned with their appearance. or their hygiene. it's hot in atlanta, and i totally understand the desire to wear as little clothing as possible. however, some of the clothing choices leave very little to the imagination....

sometimes i'm just not quite sure where to focus my eyes. i try to avoid staring at the over-sized bodies stuffed into under-sized bikinis....so i let my eyes wander.....down.....and then i remember....NEVER, EVER look down at white water! hideous, massively disgusting feet at every turn. toenail fungus the likes of which i have never experienced in all my almost 40 years. if it wasn't so icky, it would be fascinating.

i'm a bit of a germ o phobe. this just adds to the multitude of challenges we face at white water. the first time we went, i decided to try out the lunch options. i bathed the kids and myself in purell, and we headed over to the burger place. after waiting in line for 45 minutes and throwing $42 on the counter, we found a spot to sit down (no shady spots left, so we sat on the surface of the sun) and bit into our burgers. BLECH! i think my kids would have preferred brussel sprouts. the fries were good though :)

this having been said, we will be returning this week. now that i know the food is awful and the feet are heinous, i can plan accordingly. it is summer after-all. and it's worth the ick to be able to sit in the shade with my kindle for a few hours....