Wednesday July 22, 2009

Best Part of the Day - Headed over to a family friend's to borrow his boat. It was slightly chilly on the lake - but overall an excellent day out in the sun n' fun. The boys, of course, LIVE for the boat rides ... but also like to hang their bodies over the side of the boat to watch the wake ... UGH! Still overall a most excellent day.

Worst Part of the Day - A series of misunderstandings and miscommunications .... we left the boat to head to the Yacht Club to eat by the pool. When we got there (at about 5:15 p.m.) we realized that you could not order food by the pool until 6 p.m . Then it looked like rain. My mom arrived in her suit at about 5:45 and then when we decided to eat inside - she disappeared. Erik ran up to the cottage to get dry clothes for himself and the boys - so I'm policing the two kiddos by myself and it grows to be one full hour past their dinner time. By the time Erik gets back and we get them dressed and head inside - I still have no idea where my parents went. My dad is now inside drinking with some pals. We move to a table but I realize very quickly that there is NO WAY that a restaurant dinner is going to happen. We walk out and there is my mom - seems she went back to the cottage to change (please note I am still in my bathing suit and cover up.) So we pack them back in the car and head on home.

Hilarious - While on the boat (see above) my dad got pulled over by the sheriff for 'creating too much wake'. My dad was telling him about his Captain's License and 30 years of experience sailing while fumbling around looking for the registration. Finally the sheriff put him out of his misery and just gave him a warning. Then he gave the kiddos Captain Sundae coupons for wearing their life jackets - they were MUCH obliged and clung to them like American citizens carrying passports in Iraq.