A Week At The Lake

We are back from an amazing week long vacation at the lake.  Really it couldn't have been more perfect - we started out with Labor Day weekend and had all the kids with us.  And little Miss B has decided that she does indeed love the lake!  I just knew that somewhere deep inside of her was a lake rat just like her grandma waiting to come out!  :)  The photo above I took, along with several of just her little footprints, because there are few things cuter than a one year old walking along a beach.

The kids stayed until Monday, then Keith, Joe (the golden) and I stayed until yesterday.  We did a wide range of things and tired ourselves out by the end of each day.  Gustav managed to show up full of wind and we pretty much stayed at the house for two of the days.  Though we did run to town real quick and one of the ladies there told us to go look at the lake as it had higher waves than she'd seen in years.  Sure enough, we were suitably impressed.  Mom said that Daddy used to say that the lake "got up on her high heels" when it was all stirred up like that.

I'm sure to have stories all week because I'll never be able to remember it all tonight.  :)

I will say that I highly recommend time together like this.  We are relaxed and ready for about anything.  And as we were packing yesterday and listening to an Alan Jackson CD the song "Remember When" came on and Keith and I stopped and did a little slow dance together at the cabin.  I ended up in tears because the song is so beautiful and the timing so good.

"Remember when
30 seemed so old
Now looking back
It's just a stepping stone
To where we are
From where we've been
We'd do it all again
Remember when"

~ Sigh ~   It was truly a beautiful moment and the perfect way to end our week.

Definitely Good Times.....

The Morning Quiet

Early morning is my favorite time of day. Having the time to sit in
the stillness of the house and start the day with prayer and Bible
reading is the perfect way to begin each day.

This morning after I had set my Bible aside and was drinking coffee
and getting my thoughts in order this is what I saw. I can't decide
if Joe was enjoying the quiet with me or if he was wanting something a
little more action packed!!!

At Water's Edge

We are back from an afternoon of hiking and geocaching. Today we hiked
some trails on some fairly impressive hills so I'm sitting here with
spaghetti legs now while Keith is mowing the backyard (he's obviously
in better shape than I am!). It was a beautiful trail that ran right
at the lake's edge, so the sound of the waves hitting the shore was
always with us. How gracious God is for surrounding us with such beauty!

My First Cardigan

I am so excited - I've started knitting my very first cardigan!  Naturally it's for Brooklyn since I do love to make things for her.  But it also made sense to me to make a very small sweater my first time.  Don't you love how stockinette stitch rolls on the edge?  This pattern will have me pick up stitches all the way around for a cute little edging, so the rolling doesn't worry me right now.

I'm really enjoying this yarn as well.  It's very soft and has little nubbies of different colors and textures that kind of stick up.  Caron Simply Soft Baby and I got it with a 40% off coupon, so it will make a very low cost sweater for her.

Smelly Dog, Smelly Dog

As I tell this story you are going to guess the end before I get there.

We're driving along tonight and unbelievably we see a skunk walking
along the road. I turned to Keith and mentioned that I'd never seen a
live skunk before - only dead ones at the side of the road.

Fast forward about 45 minutes and Joe needed to go outside. I opened
the back door and out he went. I walked over to get water from the
fridge when I smelled the most horrible smell EVER! The lightbulb
went on in my brain and I went running to the back door. Sure enough,
Joe was nose to nose with a very irritated skunk, who had a very
puffed up tail!!! I started yelling at Joe to "COME" and he finally
ambled over and straight into the shower he went.

Apparently he didn't get sprayed too bad because I was able to get the
smell out.

Good times????? :)

Dinner with B&R

Since I have no picture to go with the words on this post I decided to use a photo of Brooklyn from 4th of July.  She was out in the front yard with her grandpa and happy as a clam.  I'm not sure what she's looking at in the picture, but it certainly has her attention!

Last night was one of those beautiful family nights.  Keith's brother and his wife were in town for a brief time and they came over for dinner and chatting.  We grilled hamburgers and had the nicest time.  They truly are among my favorite people and I could talk with them for hours and hours and never tire of it.

Looking back I remember the time before any of us were married.  Keith and I went on a double date with them to the drive-in and right as the movie started it began pouring down rain!  This was back before the sound came in on your radio - these were the days of the little speakers that you hang on your window.  We closed the window as much as we could and we had the windshield wipers going at full speed.  In case anybody is wondering, it's a little tough to watch a movie through your windshield wipers - LOL!  To this day it makes me laugh to think about it.

Good times.....