Monday 07.19.2010 Summer Fun

This household didn't stir much before 9:30. It was kind of gloomy/overcast, but the weather forecast shows sun by 1 PM. Woo Hoo!!

We breakfasted, cleaned the kitchen. Frank went out to inflate the Twister, a tow-able water toy that looks like a giant can lying on the water.

He waterskied first, then the I pulled the girls Liz and Ashlee on tubes, then they went solo (one tube), then Frank got the Twister. It took several starts/attempts, but we finally figured it out again, and Frank got a pretty good ride, getting about 5 rotations. Each of the girls tried, too, and Ashlee got the better ride of the two. Everybody is smiling and we all had a lot of fun. Unfortunately, though, we forgot to take a camera on the boat, so it didn't really happen. Maybe tomorrow we'll have opportunity for photos.

Lunch/supper was next. Another feeding fest and clean up. Vonnie and I went outdoors, while the other 3 went into Hale for ice cream.

We got a fire set and had a dickens of a time getting it lit. The paper I had put in it had absorbed so much humidity out of the air that it wouldn't stay lit. And even though the wood was "dry", it wouldn't light, either. I've built many a fire, and so has Vonnie, and this was the most reluctant fire ever. We finally got it, though, with another section of newspaper that we tore up and kept feeding it until something dried out enough to catch. And it ended up being a lovely fire.

The three went inside after having s'mores and watched a "scary movie". I was happy that I couldn't hear it at the fire.

Vonnie and I had our head lights on; we were looking at the rocks in front of the seawall. Yep, crayfish. Just a few that we could see, but they skitter pretty fast. We also saw a lot of smaller fish, then I spotted a big one out in the water. Vonnie and I watched it for many minutes until it finally decided it might be in danger and slowly swam over to our dock and we lost sight of it. I wonder if it's the same one that Diane netted the other day. It sure looked like it could have been the same one.

We came inside just as the movie had ended and got a few snacks out. The night finished winding down with people drifting off to their beds close to 1:00 AM.

Tomorrow we hope to get out on the lake again before Ashlee and Liz leave for Liz's grandparents who live in Lupton.

I've felt pretty good today, other than my wrist hurting. Tylenol and motrin this morning, and another dose this afternoon, and it's sore again. I'm glad to be alive and living this life. Thank you God.

And thank you for reading. Hugs.