SUMMER TIME AND THE LIVING IS BUSY

A little run down of our summer:

• a move (and all that it entails).
• visitors from New Zealand, 4 of them for 7 weeks.
• road trips to Ottawa, Rochester NY,New York City, Washington DC, Orlando, Memphis, and Niagara Falls.
• shopping at every last one of the stops above and some in between as well (apparently the prices in North America are considerably cheaper than in NZ but we had to check just to be sure).
• dinner for 21 most weekends (guess who got to cook?).
• glorious days at the beach (conveniently located in the back yard of our new house).
• campfires (did you know that Kiwis/New Zealanders have never heard of s'mores? What a travesty.).
• a trip to Algonquin Park.
• an announcement (Nathan and Emily are expecting their first child in March of next year YEAH!!!!!).

You can maybe understand why I haven't taken the time to post on my blog although there has been plenty to write about.  Stay tuned for some fun stories about our adventures, there's a few.

 

OH WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE SUMMERTIME?

Did you think I fell off the face of the earth?  I can't believe I have let so much time pass without writing a post for my blog.  I blame it on...

• the weather.  It has been absolutely amazing with sunshine and warm temperatures. Our Canadian winters are cold and long so I take full advantage of the summer.
• the grandkids. They have been visiting lots and we've been having tons of fun.
• parties.  I have hosted a couple and been to a couple.   I think/hope we're done for a while although I do have an Olympics party planned for the family at some point this summer.
• the flu.  I had the grandkids here when the first one got it. They went home the next day and one by one the entire family came down with it.  Ian got it a couple of weeks later and kindly passed it on to me.

There's been a change in the nighttime noises here.  The sound of crickets is drowning out the song of the frogs in the pond and it is a sure sign that we are heading into the second half of summer.  I feel like there is much still to do with the kids before September when both WIlliam and Maia head off to school and I won't get to see them as much.

I hope you're enjoying your summer as much as I am.