Grown Up Girls' Day

Today, Calah and I had "Grown Up Girls' Day".  This is becoming an annual event.  Last year, we went to Lowell and had lunch, saw "Beezus and Ramona", and got ice cream on the way home.  This year, the summer got away from me and before I knew it, it's time for school to start.  So I was adamant that we get this in before next week, and we had such a good time!

I took Calah to lunch and let her pick where we sat.  She picked a high table with stools because we can't sit there when we have Gabe.  She ordered her food so politely, that the waitress asked if she could take her home.  Calah loves to be such a grown up girl! 

After a little shopping, we went and had pedicures.  This was a new experience for Calah and she loved it!  She picked out purple polish with the most sparkles that she could find.  She said her favorite part was soaking her feet.  I think I've spoiled her now!  I can just see it....everytime I need to go in for a pedicure, she is going to want to come.  :)  That's ok, it was a great day and I look forward to the next "Grown Up Girls' Day"!

A Week At the Lake

It is probably my favorite time of the year: the week we spend at the lake.  I love it there and I mean REALLY love it.  It is my favorite place in the whole world.  What makes it even better is spending it with my family.  This year we had perfect weather.  Everyday was sunny and 75-80.  Virtually cloudless skies.  The water was cool, but not unbearable.  We never turned on a fan during the day, or had to bundle up at night.  Fabulous.

So, some highlights of this wonderful week.  Chuck took the kids fishing and Calah caught a HUGE large-mouth bass off the dock.  She loved it. 

Calah also went tubing every day.  It makes me nervous when she bounces around, but she had a blast!  She even protested when we finally stopped after eight times around the lake.  Gabe built lots of roads in the sand and played nicely with his sister.  They loved going to the Trufant flea market on Thursday.  We gave them each $2 and let them buy whatever they wanted.  Gabe got a Star Wars spaceship and Calah got glass figurine.  They are both so proud of their purchases.

As for me, a lot of reading.  Before we left, the family made a trip to the library.  When I walked out with five books, Chuck laughed and asked when I was going to read all of them.  So, I am proud to say, I am halfway through the fifth book.  I read some good ones.  A couple of James Patterson books (which I always love), a Jodi Picoult, a John Grisham (the one I am reading, now), and a truly excellent book by Laura Lippman.  It was called, "I'd Know You Anywhere".  I was intrigued because it was on Stephen King's list of books to read.  I won't spoil it for anyone who would like to read it, but it involves the abduction of a teenage girl, an inmate on death row, and a few twists.  I highly recommend it.

So, that was our week at the lake:  perfect weather, fun in the sun, and some excellent reading.

Here we go....

Well, the real question is, should I take on a blog?  Is my life interesting enough?  Is there enough to discuss?  Does anyone really want to read it?  The last thing that I want to do is be one of those bloggers that rambles on about nothing and you have to read paragraph after paragraph about what they ate for dinner, or how they went shopping for the tenth day in a row.

Truly, I lead a full and busy life.  I have a wonderful family.  I have hobbies that keep me entertained and a job that I enjoy doing (if I am allowed to do it).  If I decided to keep doing this I think I would probably spend a lot of time talking about my kids and what was going on with them, my job, books, movies, my wonderful husband, my Mary Kay adventures, scrapbooking, Engaged Encounter, and, most likely, a few rants.  Does anyone want to read that?  I'm not so sure.  If you are, let me know.

Just like Facebook, I think this will be a trial thing.  I'll give myself until the end of September, and then make a decision.  I value feedback, so let me know how I'm doing.   Good or bad.