A family embarks on a tiring journey to the beach, accompanied by whining siblings. They reach their bungalow, and a young woman reflects on her clothing and preparations for the beach. She plans to go to the beach while her mother tends to her younger siblings. The young woman, named Wendy Ann Ingrid Farrell, is happy about her remission from a blood and bone marrow disease, aided by stem cell transfusions from her twin siblings. She remains healthy but hasn't undergone puberty, resulting in an
Six days in May, 2001, in the lives of the crew and families of the CSS (Confederate States Ship) Robert E. Lee, SSN 507. "Wives to love, children to cherish, and a future to plan and build. What more could a man desire? Life is good."