Anna M. Aquino

              After living in Florida for over 13 years I have long since discovered this white girl does not do well in the Florida sun.   Growing up in Ohio I never remember having this much problems out in the sun.   Sure we wore sunscreen, but not all the time.   In Florida however I have been burnt too many times to count.   I sunscreen, never just wear a bathing suit, and I’ve decided if I stay in this state much longer I need to buy gear like the picture above.   I did swipe the picture off the internet, but don’t worry ( http://www.amazon.com/Performance-Camouflage-Aqua-Design-Multifunctional/dp/B005T8OI10 )   Here is where the gear is purchasable, so I’m not copyright infringing.             Last Friday Dan took the day off and we went to the beach.   I made sure the kids were sun screened up, but I wasn’t taking my sh...

***Stay tuned after the blog for some announcements! :-) Last Saturday after I was on the radio 91.5 FM with Tom Jones out Cocoa, FL (Those are available for download go to http://ondemand.wmiefm.com/?od=main and search by dates, I was on air May 26th, and April 28th) Dan and I decided to drive on to have a family day at the beach in Cocoa Beach. You would think that since we live in FL that we would travel to the beach often, but we don’t and the afternoon was a treat for my family. I found myself in the waves along with the girls. The salt water was splashing and burning our eyes, and stinging our throats. We were having a lot of fun dancing and jumping in the waves. As I watched my youngest struggle to get back up after a wave had knocked her down, I heard her shriek, “Mom! My bathing suit is falling off!” I tried not to laugh. The beach was crowded and that is mortifying no matter what your age, “Put it back on!” With a few seconds of struggling under the water and...