Hey, Murphy! Give it a rest!

The plan is to spend 10 days steps away from the clear waters of panhandle Gulf Coast, starting Sunday.  I contacted individual owners of a great property and negotiated nearly half off late-season rates for a last minute reservation.  The place has a water garden (complete with pirate ship), lazy river, zero-entry pool, and 3 bedrooms so that family could visit while we were there.  We booked a ticket for Paul’s Mom to fly in for a few days and arranged a visit from my parents from Mobile.  I even started making and freezing meals.  With all the excitement about the upcoming trip (the kids ask about “BEACH DAY” each morning), I completely forgot about Murphy’s Law.

So after a relatively quiet summer, wouldn’t you know that this just came out…