I could barely suppress a grin at what I had accomplished. While it was a bummer that I wasn’t even going to get a chance to get my feet wet in the ocean, I’d managed to make things equal with my younger sister after all. Elaine took a seat on her towel, which was to my left, on the other side of the umbrella stand. She knew as well that continuing an argument with mommy wasn’t going to get you anywhere.
We made short work of our lunch. Mommy had packed ham sandwiches, potato chips, and juice pouches. Elaine wanted to build a sandcastle. I didn’t really care to join her, but I also didn’t envision laying on the towel for several hours as being a good alternative,
