Today I give thanks for...
Family vacations.
Webb Lake....sand bars for picnics and playing backgammon, badminton, football and king of the raft...swimming especially by starlight...chill cocktail cruises around the lake...soaking in the hot tub while being misted (by the sky or sneaky hose-bearing kids)...covert navy seals missions off the slow moving boat...no serious injuries...T. Bone's tenacity: he tried and tried until he got up on skis and after he finally got the hang of it he popped up out of the water every time and tooled around the lake with a huge grin...Miss Bit's courage: she gave it her all a couple days too, but the skis were too big and heavy for her...Uncle B. Bone for being a patient, encouraging ski instructor even when he was cold and water logged...the thrill of tubing even if it sometimes hurts (ego and exterior) to get thrown off...the way my girl is certainly half fish she so loves the water and all its creatures...Lil Bit caught her first fish and made her Daddy so proud...first with a pole and then with a pail...loons calling...hummingbirds fluttering....bald eagles
soaring...the reunion of Coyote, Backwoods Easy Stan, Bathtub Billy and the induction of Lightning Lil, Carolina Curly and Hummingbird...board games instead of video games or t.v....Monopoly matches (one to be con't), Boggle challenges, a Scrabble game that T. Bone started with a bingo (easiest = 58 points) and won, an after dinner poker tournament, a family game of Apples to Apples before bed beside the fire...Qwirkle contests...king of the court with my men...tennis matches...time trials...golf games...wildflower walks with my girl...painting scenery and still life's after breakfast...my son the pool shark....my brother schooling my son on p/e ratios and yield curves before he's wiped the sleep from his eyes...planning meals and cooking great food together... a last night leftover Chopped challenge...What About Bob Movie Night so what if all the over 30 viewers crashed before the end...dvds for the long road trip: we wisely saved Jaws for the ride home...warm, sunny days...cool, cuddly nights...birch and pines...a screened in porch on which to enjoy morning coffee...peace...solitude...nowhere to be...nothing to do...time to read, relax, rejuvenate.
Family vacations.
Webb Lake....sand bars for picnics and playing backgammon, badminton, football and king of the raft...swimming especially by starlight...chill cocktail cruises around the lake...soaking in the hot tub while being misted (by the sky or sneaky hose-bearing kids)...covert navy seals missions off the slow moving boat...no serious injuries...T. Bone's tenacity: he tried and tried until he got up on skis and after he finally got the hang of it he popped up out of the water every time and tooled around the lake with a huge grin...Miss Bit's courage: she gave it her all a couple days too, but the skis were too big and heavy for her...Uncle B. Bone for being a patient, encouraging ski instructor even when he was cold and water logged...the thrill of tubing even if it sometimes hurts (ego and exterior) to get thrown off...the way my girl is certainly half fish she so loves the water and all its creatures...Lil Bit caught her first fish and made her Daddy so proud...first with a pole and then with a pail...loons calling...hummingbirds fluttering....bald eagles
soaring...the reunion of Coyote, Backwoods Easy Stan, Bathtub Billy and the induction of Lightning Lil, Carolina Curly and Hummingbird...board games instead of video games or t.v....Monopoly matches (one to be con't), Boggle challenges, a Scrabble game that T. Bone started with a bingo (easiest = 58 points) and won, an after dinner poker tournament, a family game of Apples to Apples before bed beside the fire...Qwirkle contests...king of the court with my men...tennis matches...time trials...golf games...wildflower walks with my girl...painting scenery and still life's after breakfast...my son the pool shark....my brother schooling my son on p/e ratios and yield curves before he's wiped the sleep from his eyes...planning meals and cooking great food together... a last night leftover Chopped challenge...What About Bob Movie Night so what if all the over 30 viewers crashed before the end...dvds for the long road trip: we wisely saved Jaws for the ride home...warm, sunny days...cool, cuddly nights...birch and pines...a screened in porch on which to enjoy morning coffee...peace...solitude...nowhere to be...nothing to do...time to read, relax, rejuvenate.
Memories.
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