Summertime

It seemed as though we may not really have a summer. Rainy, cool days are what we had for a lot of May and June. Technically summer doesn't start til the end of June, but really the summer calendar of activities begins in May. Summer activities begin, and Winter activities end.
It usually takes a couple of weeks for our family to adjust to the new summer schedule or lack of schedule I guess. I was so excited not to have to make bag lunches for the kids and then about two days into summer holidays, I was ready for the kids to go back to school. They get antsy the first week, not seeing their friends everyday, they are bored or so they think. They are still on the school schedule of go go go. It takes a bit to re-adjust. I think we are in a good groove now. Just got back from Nova Scotia and walked way out with the boys on low tide. You can walk forever in Grand Pre. We found a stingray that had met it's maker. Nathan my brave one picked it up by the body and carried it up the rocks to show their prize to anyone who would look. After about 5 seconds it began to stink and the flies totally covered it. Needless to say, it didn't come home with us. It just went back to the ocean where it came from. We had a great weekend away with our new family: Olivia's soccer team. We see each other more than we see our own family these days, but it has been so nice to spend time with such great people. This is our summer family, but looking forward to being with our fall,winter spring family again. We promise we didn't disappear! Summer disappear before our eyes, and I don't want to miss a minute of it. Got to get working on that tan...