Aaaahhhh Summer :)

Swim Lessons -

I was so happy that B decided to go to class. Last week he was getting more and more reluctant until on Friday he just wouldn't go in the pool at all. On Saturday, we went swimming as a family which seems to have helped.

Street Hockey -

A got a new pair of roller blades and new hockey sticks. We've been out playing street hockey every day since.

Gardening -

We've pulled weeds, trimmed plants, watered, dug out rocks, and played in the dirt. DH is especially enjoying the garden.

Fireworks -

This is A's first installment of homemade fireworks. He's taking a 4 week course on pyrotechnics. Yes, I paid money for him to learn how to make things go Kaboom! It's a 12 year old's dream come true!

Movies -

The kids and I are going to a weekly movie at our local theatre. The movies are old (on DVD) but fun to watch in the theatre. We are also looking forward to paying full price for this one ----

The Host

I finished reading "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer. I'm starting a discussion about it in the comments section of this post. Let me know what you liked/didn't like about this science fiction meets romance novel.

If you haven't read this book, don't read my comments section since my comments are mostly about the ending of the book and I wouldn't want to spoil it for you!

Yesterday -

Waking to find that our basement had flooded would normally have caused me to be pretty upset; instead, getting my socks wet while ripping up carpet didn't phase me.

Later that day while cleaning up vomit from the kitchen floor (thanks G for making it to the kitchen), I mused that this was a day like any other, in fact it was better than most. Life is good! My kids are happy and mostly healthy. We live in a great neighborhood, we are surrounded by family and friends and best of all - It's Summer!