When the weather was good, living at Presleys was great! I remember Phillip came home from work one day and walked down to the back beach to find us. I was laid out on a float in the water half awake. "So what did you do all day?" he asked me.
My reply was something like this: "I'm not gonna lie, this was how my day went. We woke up, ate breakfast and then went swimming. Then we went back to the camper for lunch, and went back swimming again. I think I fell asleep for a while on this float, and the kids moved me around on the float in the water while I was dozing. Then here you are. So swimming, napping, and floating. That's what I did."
I was so brown that summer! I had not been as tan as I was during that summer since I was a little girl and we'd spend our summers out at the Escatawpa River. Lawrence developed these cute little freckles on his nose and under his eyes. I called them cupcake sprinkles. Lydia and Archie were brown bears too. What a great life! It was great waking up most days not having any responsibility except to make food decisions and to decide which swimsuit and sarong should I wear that day. It was a much-needed resting period for the most part.
During the first week we were at Presley's, Phillip told me that he told Lynn Presley that he expected we might be here for four months. It was July, and the weather was warm. This was a great place and I was happy to be where I was. The four months came as a bit of a surprise, but I didn't mind too much. Surely, we'd be in a settled house before too long. During one of our moments of cross-purposes, I told Phillip that it was fine now, but I was not making any promises about staying when it got cold. My rent was paid through August 23, and then I'd pay through September 23, if it still pleased me. I could make no promises, but would take it a month at a time.
Here is how I spent a good portion of my sunny days at Presley's. The alternative was to be inside with three kids. So the choice was obvious!
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