Did I mention the car cleaning center? The Sandpiper Apartments also have an area to wash and vacuum your car and put air in your tires. All part of the deal. And it’s got a roof so you don’t bake in the sun.

I was pretty happy about that this morning when Natalie and I went to clean the van. The van was filthy inside after the road trip. The kids drop a lot of things between the seat cushions and on the floor and the constant in and out at camp sites tracks in tons of dirt.

While I worked, Natalie played in the playground across the drive. She made me go and wipe all the seats because they were wet from an overnight rain. Then she hung out inside, in the shade because she was sweating so bad. Then she found stick and when I was done washing the van, we parked in at the apartment and walked down to “Crocodile Lake” so she could through it in.

All in a morning’s work.