Summer heat

Some good friends came to visit at the beach!!!

This is turning into a very strange summer- we are having polar opposite experiences...our weeks are filled with construction and delays and a constant stream of plumbers, electricians, and tile men through the house- we have a small path left to get from point A to point B- and our weekends are at the beach where we soak in the sun and swim in the pool....we are coping the best we can...the girls have not had classes or camps, mainly because I have no time to get them there- so we hang around and some days are great and some are blah...and the meals are pathetic around here...but it is July and I am so happy for that! August depresses me because I can see the end in sight- but July is a happy month for sure... better still when we get our house back!!!

Slip & Slide

Today we took a much needed break from electricians, plumbers, and granite shopping to have a bit of fun....I was tempted by the heat to go on it, but was sure I'd break a bone or two....the girls had fun!!

4th of July

We had our annual week at the beach with Al's brother and sister and Dad and family. There were 14 of us....the kids had their usual blast- it was a flurry of activities as it is every year- sports, swimming, beach, fishing, carnival and parade on the 4th, trips to town, bicycling, etc... And don't forget the eating!! The girls are getting better every year- this year Di went on all the big rides at the carnival AND the water park. We even snuck Gi on a few rides- her 6'2" cousin took her- no one stopped him!! They are getting to be stronger swimmers and their cousins the professional athletes taught them about tennis and soccer and kickball. If it sounds like I need a vacation from our vacation..it is true! Except for the fact that our kitchen was finally gutted and now we are kitchenless for the next few weeks. All I can say is...let the games begin!!!!