Last night we went over to my friends house for their annual summer party that features a firework display to rival any you’ve ever seen. He lives on a lake and each year all the homeowners get together and hire a professional firm to put on a show just for them. The evening starts off with all the homes having parties and bbq’s , a band was playing by our end of the lake and there were pinata’s, ice cream made with nitrogen, tons of food and a huge lake for the kids to play in. We invited our friends and their two kids to join us so the boys (3 of them) took off right away upon our arrival. First they found a paddle boat that you sit in and power with your feet. This occupied them for hours as they paddled around the cove. Next our oldest kindly asked one of the neighbors if he could borrow a fishing pole and wouldn’t you know it, in less than 5 minutes he pulled out a 5 pound bass! We convinced him to let it live and put it back which he did but he was beaming for a while. All the kids were of course wet from lake water within about 10 minutes after our arrival. We didn’t bring swim suits but what do you expect when you put kids and water together. There were lots of nice people, many who I knew as we’ve been going to this party for years. All in all a good time was had by all.
Today the misses and I are back on the “program”. That’s our word for no more bad food, adult beverages (yes we had a few last night and in California), lots of exercise and an overall re-focus on getting in shape. As you can tell if you’ve been reading all year, this is a common theme. The older you get the more of a struggle this is each year. I’m going to try to head to the gym when I’m through writing this but Mom will have to stay home as the littlest one is still sleeping and the boys had their friend Max (who went to the party with us) spend the night. Later this morning I need to run up to my friend the saddle makers house. We’re making some coasters for our friend who has the ranch in Saratoga Wyo.
We also need to think about getting school supplies for the boys before the stores get too picked over. It doesn’t look like it rained while we were gone so I’ll probably start the sprinklers this morning. My Mom is coming over for dinner, (yea) and we feel fortunate that she squeezed us into her busy schedule! (just kidding but she always does seem to be busy) I think I’m going to try a new way of cooking some steaks I read about in a magazine on the airplane. We also need to clean the house, again, which we kind of need to do every day.
I’m going to run now so have a great day and God Bless. Oh Grandma Annette in California told the misses she reads the blog everyday and Grandma Dix does too and said she’d pretty much say what Aunt B said about family so you two get a pass as I think you’re not sure how to comment. We’re still looking for Uncle T, Aunt Shelly (are you out there?) Aunt Robi, Grandma and some others. Send a note. Also Halloween is 2 months from today! Tomorrow is August 1st, WOW! Winters coming fast people, get ready.