Today is Monday if you didn't realize it I am here to slap
it to ya… yep… its Monday and I have a few things cover since I have been gone….
1 - We spent a lovely 4 days at the beach for our son’s 5th
birthday. The ocean was so rough the first day we couldn't even get in it and
as we are guarding the 5 year old from going too far out (his knees is too far
out by the way) the waves beat us to death and we go back to the house like war
refugees. The next day it was even worse and the poor kids didn't even need any
scolding about the water… they sat on the edge of the waves and sand.
I never
have to worry about getting too much sun that is for sure… I think the maximum
stay for everyone (not me) is about 2 hours and they are ready to do something
else. I obsessively lather my kids in sunscreen so thank God they have never
experienced a real sunburn. And I usually only half way protect myself and on
many occasions ended up with the zebra stripe on my leg where I missed a whole
line with the sunscreen. I did good this time though, no zebra stripes.
We have a kiddie pool for our son and fill it up for him
to play in after we get back from the beach. For some reason he thinks that is
the place where he rinses himself off and inevitably ends up naked while
playing in his little pool. He could care less who is around. Knowing this is
designated “naked time” we try to position the pool so we can limit his exposure
to neighbors. But when we aren't watching his every move he is liable to jump
on his tricycle and peddle to the dock and back. I think it is a little boy
thing… a couple of years ago we had neighbors with young boys all under the age
of 8 and they thought the return from the beach was naked time too. One of their
sons about 5 years old was fascinated that he had body parts that would fit
through the knit on a hammock. Swinging, dangling and giggling at himself.
2- I love my deck… I love the tree that completely covers
my deck. I hate that the damn tree sheds like a hairy dog in the summertime and
there are leaves everywhere. We came home from the beach and my deck was
covered in dried leaves. The plants were half dead and apparently I need to
figure out what to do with the dry cat food because we now have a fly problem. I
spent a small fortune on deck furniture…and I am NOT going to sit there and
swat stupid flies all summer. I still have about 10-12 boards to paint on the
damn deck on the upper part and the entire lower part which isn't much and I
can do that in the fall to be honest. I will bust a move this week and get those
last boards done. This first picture is the tree that shades the whole deck. It is an amazing thing this black walnut tree... and when the end of the summer comes you better be sitting under an umbrella cause it will toss huge black walnuts at your head. And they hurt.
3- I miss paper books. I get everything I read now via
ebook and I truly miss a paper book. But I don’t have any more room in my house
for a paper book. I have too many books as it is and now I have too many ebook
on my Nook. I know it is old school and I have progressed with the times – but I
still miss the smell of a real book, the turning of the pages in a real book
and the feel of holding it in my hands. But if I had a paper book I might never
finish even one… I can read my ebook on my phone, Nook, iPad and laptop
anywhere at anytime. I can’t carry a paper book with me everywhere so I can get
a chapter in if I have some downtime at the Doctors office. Sometimes technology sucks.
4- Next year I will have a pool. Period. With my deck
extended and around it.
OMG – I just realized I will have to paint that damn
thing too.
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