2017 Life Logs, Days 161: Glorious Day
Date: Saturday, June 10, 2017
Weather: Finally . . . Sunshine and Warmth
Location: At Home in The Studio, Falmouth, MA
What a glorious day . . . finally. The weather has not nice to us here recently, but today was just perfect. There was a clear blue sky with lots of sunshine and the temperature probably hit 80. Wow! It was wonderful. I went to my Zumba class, came home and did a little bit of genealogy work, and then headed to Heather and Jed’s. Heather was headed to the Outer Cape to attend the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies Women in Science Banquet. I offered to take the boys for the night so that Jed could go with her. They so seldom get to go out together without the boys and this was the perfect opportunity. They will return tomorrow in time for an 11 am Scout picnic, but at least they had this evening together. Jed and Sam were in Westport for an all-day soccer tournament, but Jed left early so he could be back to head to Provincetown with Heather. I stayed with Ollie and Jonah until Sam got home. Sam was exhausted when friends dropped him off. His team had played three straight games in the sun and for the last game they had no substitutes, so there were no breaks. They won one game, lost one, and tied one. Sam just wanted to lay on the couch, but we finally got him motivated and we all headed to my place . . . with a required stop at the beach on such a beautiful day. I had the beach shovels in my car and all three boys went crazy just digging a deep hole in the sand. Sam dug an incredibly deep hole so he could just lay in the cool, damp sand. Jonah had fun sitting in the life guard’s high seat since life guards will not be on duty until school is out.
And after digging holes in the sand, Ollie wandered down to the water and we all followed him. The water was cold on my feet, but Sam took a dip and Ollie and Jonah frolicked along the edges.
Then all three boys worked together to build a dam by the water’s edge.
Going to the beach was the perfect afternoon activity on our first really warm day.
Heather, Jed, and boys have back to back picnics tomorrow, so once I deliver the boys to the Scout picnic, I’ll come home and do more genealogy work. And maybe I’ll take a mid-afternoon break and go for a short bike ride. But I have only a very few days left to complete the family history project before the family gathering and tomorrow is one of those days. On Monday I am making an all-day trip to Cuttyhunk island with a Newcomers Club group and Friday afternoon I think Sam Weigel, Windbird’s captain, is going to come visit. He has a flying stint in and out of Boston to London and has a layover from Friday noon to Saturday evening. If things work out, he is going to come down and stay over on Friday night. On Saturday morning we might head back to Boston to see the Parade of Tall Ships. And I think Jed’s mom is coming to visit next weekend, so hopefully I’ll get to see her on Sunday. Then on Monday, Camp Oma for Summer 2017 begins with Ollie and on Thursday we all head to West Virginia. As you can see, I really have very little time left to complete the family history project. So, regardless of the beautiful day tomorrow, I must put my nose to the grindstone. Thankfully I really love doing the research.
