What To Do?

This summer we spent almost every free minute on the boat.  If we weren't traveling, or getting together with friends and family, we were boating (usually also with friends and family!)  We were blessed with nice weather this summer, so we didn't really have to worry about storms at all.  We even had our packing streamlined!  The first few times we went on the boat, I took all kinds of stuff and spent a good amount of time getting ready.  By mid-June, I could whip out our supplies in 30 minutes and be out the door!  We got so used to boating on our open days that when we had a day that was cooler and rainy, we couldn't think of a darn thing that we wanted to do!  Seriously.  The weather last weekend wasn't so great.  It was overcast and sporadically raining.  Greg and I sat around for several hours Saturday morning trying to figure out how to occupy ourselves!  And as you saw in my last post, we went out on the water on Sunday despite the storms!  We're hopeless!  

Oh well, if we are hopeless, it's a good kind of hopeless.  I've enjoyed every minute of this summer.  I've gotten absolutely nothing done at home.  Instead of my usual summer cleaning catch-up sessions, I chose to play this year.  Just as I was feeling overwhelmed with the amount of crap I have to do at home, I remembered that I have two broke teenage nieces.  I asked them to do my "spring" cleaning and they accepted!  So now, I am feeling much relief knowing that all my floorboards, woodwork, cupboards, etc will be cleaned, and I can keep on playing!  I guess now it's not a question of whether to work or play, but rather what to play!  It's like being a kid again!  I think the boat will still win out over anything else as long as it can!

Oh, and if you're wondering what we did last Saturday, here it is:  We took Andrew out to the Spring Dam to feed the fish and the ducks.   Then after his nap, Andrew and I walked down to visit my aunt Carmen and meet her new kitty.  It was a pretty laid back day, and just as enjoyable as boating...well, almost! 

Siblings gathering together for warmth on a chilly summer day.  So cute!

See...we can have fun off of the boat! 

I think there are some issues with the Cove ducks.  Either this guy breathed in too much paper mill air, or there's some serious in-breeding going on.  The poor thing was the ugliest duck I've ever seen! 

Fish frenzy.  Oh what a little Dollar Store popcorn can do!