Dreaming of Warmer Weather...

I'm so tired of this cold weather. Temperatures have been about 20 degrees lower around here than normal for months now. I hyperventilate each month upon opening the utilities bill. When will we get a break?!

Instead of sitting here with cold hands and feet wallowing in my misery, I will relive my days on vacation in the Bahamas...ahh, tropical paradise. Warm sand between my toes. Warm water for snorkeling. Pretty fish and sea shells. Sitting in the shade beneath a palm tree, sipping a drink. I need to get out my "Island Paradise" nature sounds CD and it will *almost* be real...and maybe a heating pad to lie on.

This is for the EtsyBloggers Team Carnival, this round hosted by HandmadeBySandi. Thanks Sandi, for this wonderful theme!

Summer Vacation

Yes, I have been MIA for a while! If you're wondering where I've been...


Hanging out on the lake! My niece and my son on the ski bob.

The Ice Cream Boat coming, blaring Bob Marley's music across the lake!

Fishing. We throw them back. I personally don't like hurting the fish when they get stuck with the hook, but you can't argue with a determined man.

Chilling in the air conditioning. My son and his cousin watching movies. How do you like our TV?! Ha ha! The one that belongs inside the console cabinet died so we're using a tiny one. You have to watch it with binoculars.

How was everyone's weekend?

So what did you do for the holiday weekend?

I spent the weekend at a nearby lake, hanging out with friends. We have a boat that's over 30 years old, so that keeps us busy! Every season, there's something new that's gone wrong with it. This year one of the freeze plugs popped out of the engine block. We thought that was finally the end of the boat, but were able to repair it and get the boat running once again.

The family cabin is also aging so there is always maintenance to be done to it as well. Some vacation, eh? We spend the entire time fixing things!



At least we had beautiful weather! I was reading a book on the pier (which needs repairs also!) but had to put it down to enjoy the puffy clouds in the big blue sky.

My toddler enjoyed announcing the boats, jet skis, and sailboats that went by. "There goes annoder one! Ahh! There's a lellow sailboat!"

My dog also enjoys the lake very much. He loves the water and jumps in after anything you throw. Once we were trying to play a game of water badminton, but the dog kept jumping in and stealing first the birdie, then our paddles, so we gave up!

Here's a picture of the tree canopy over the park at the lake. I used to play at this park when I was little. I'm reminiscing on the swing, looking up at the trees.

And that was my weekend! And yours?