A Few Updates....

It's Friday morning - family day - and surprise, surprise it's raining. Again.

The kids really don't care - and neither does their Daddy for that matter. It's more - me - just needing to let it go and choose to be content and enjoy the adventure of the day regardless. I am just a wee bit tired of it all. But, for this largely prego body, I guess I do prefer the cool over the roasty toasty heat. So, I shall try not to complain.

We did get a few bits of sun over the past week, and on two different occasions we were able to get near some water and actually play in the sun. One day, we spontaneously ended up at a friend's camp and actually spent the whole day with these dear people. The boys got a boat ride and a chance to ride behind on a big hotdog tube - which they both loved. And another day, my parents came down and we all went down to Jenkin's Beach and played in the water again. The kids even came away with farmer tans - the first sign of summer on their skin!

A couple of days ago, we took a picnic to the Bangor Waterfront with their other Grampy and Grammy and let the kids ride their bikes up and down the walkway. True to nature, we faced a downpour midway through supper - but Daddy came prepared. He set up our camping dining canopy right over our picnic table, brought the stuff for camp coffee, and we were all sheltered and cozy all together. Undaunted, the boys still kept riding in the rain. And it ended up being a really fun time.

It's the kind of summer where I'm learning that we just have to embrace whatever we get for a day or else I'm going to blink and Autumn will be here with winter just around the corner.

So, today, we were all awakened early by our baby kitten that we have adopted for the weekend for some friends who have gone away. He is just precious, by the way, and solidifies in my mind that our time is coming soon. He and the boys are running around the house all crazy and half-clad, and Kev and I are still in our p.j.'s sipping coffee. It's dark and scuzzy outside but happy and cozy inside. We have no big plans - maybe some cooking, a family movie, and lots and lots of snuggles with our new friend, Baxter.

It's going to be a good day.