2019 Life Logs, Day 195: Busy, Busy, Busy
Date: Sunday, July 14, 2019
Weather: Sunny; High 88, Low 65 degrees F
Location: At Home in the Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
Today was busy, busy, busy getting ready for Justin, Jo, Ziggy, and Coco to arrive tomorrow. Cooking, cleaning. You know the drill. Logs will probably be short and sweet this week, but I’ll be here.
2019 Life Logs, Day 194: Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me
Date: Saturday, July 13, 2019
Weather: Sunny; High 87, Low 68 degrees F
Location: At Home in the Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
So, I’m on the highway headed north listening to one of my favorite programs on NPR–Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me. Peter Sagal is the host and the point of the show is to quiz the regular panelists and visiting contestants about the news of the week in a humorous way. One of the questions today was about Costco, and since that is where I was headed, I found it extremely humorous. I don’t remember the exact wording, but the question was to name a store where you can buy designer pants and a tub of guacamole at the same time. It was pointed out that Costco has really increased its sale of designer clothes in the past couple of years. And my shopping today, added to that increase. I bought a Speedo bathing suit for myself and Adidas pants for the boys for Christmas. Then I added organic Mayorga whole bean coffee, organic grass-fed uncured beef and turkey sausages, organic everything, and even a Hyper-lite life jacket for Coco for next week’s kayaking adventures. I didn’t buy a tub of guacamole, but I did buy a tub of organic hummus. All of that under one roof for half the price that any of it would cost elsewhere. And once I got home and put things away, I headed downtown to Stop and Shop to buy a few things I couldn’t get at Costco. The reason for all of this shopping frenzy is that Justin, Jo, Ziggy, and Coco arrive on Monday evening. They will be here until next Sunday and the whole family (me, the Goldstones, and Justin and family) will be eating dinner together every evening. And lunches will include everyone but Heather and Jed. It takes a lot of food to feed ten of us for six days. I’ll buy fruits and veggies as the week goes along, but I do have most everything else now. I think!
2019 Life Logs, Day 193: It’s Friday
Date: Friday, July 12, 2019
Weather: Mostly Sunny, Rain Late; High 90, Low 67 degrees F
Location: At Home in the Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
It’s Friday. No swim lessons, no lessons of any sort, just a day for end-of-the-week chores and then play. Well, Ollie and Jonah played while Sam launched into a money-making venture. He is trying to make money to buy a phone, so I offered the job of scraping and sanding my bike rack on my car. He worked for more than two hours and got most of the bars ready to paint. Then late in the afternoon, we all got in the car and I delivered the Goldpebbles to Woods Hole. Sam was catching the 5 pm ferry to Martha’s Vineyard to spend the night with his friend Robert. Heather, Jed, Jonah, and Ollie had a Woods Hole celebration of the end of the week. And on my way home, I stopped by Karen and Peter Baranowski’s to visit. Peter sent me home with a cooler full of quahogs, so my dinner tonight was a delightful clam, asparagus, and rice dish. I saved all of the smaller clams and will share those with the Goldstones tomorrow. Thank you, Peter! A lovely way to end the week.
2019 Life Logs, Day 192: More Fun in the Sun
Date: Thursday, July 11, 2019
Weather: Mix of Sun and Clouds; High 85, Low 70 degrees F
Location: At Home in the Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
No major excursions today. The Goldpebbles and I spent our morning at Menauhant at swim lessons and then headed home. All three boys are becoming better swimmers every day. This week Jonah was the only kid in his class and he benefitted from the private lessons. Ollie’s class has only three little boys, including Ollie, and they are having a great time. Sam’s Junior Life Saving Class is the largest class this year and he is continuing to meet the challenges. There are no swim lessons on Fridays, so tomorrow will be a day at home. I’m hoping to do some gardening. Heather sent a picture this evening of the raspberries she picked in the garden this evening. I have been so busy, I haven’t even walked down to the garden this week, so I missed the raspberries. During my evenings, I’m starting to get ready for the arrival of Justin, Jo, Ziggy, and Coco on Monday evening. They will be here through Sunday of next week, so Camp Oma will be expanded to include all five grandchildren. Can’t wait to have them all together.
2019 Life Logs, Day 191: A Visit from the Kanegsbergs
Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Weather: Another Beautiful, Sunny Day; High 92, Low 66 degrees F
Location: At Home in the Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
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These summer days are glorious, but even more so when you get to see good friends. Alan and Helaine Kanegsberg drove down from their new home in Dedham, near Boston, to visit for the day. It was a swim lesson morning, so they joined us at the beach. Then we went to Heather and Jed’s for lunch. I took the food there as that was much easier than packing up dry clothes and lunch items for the boys to have lunch at my house. They have their routine down at home after swim lessons and I didn’t want to interrupt that. Plus, they had croquet set up in their front yard and really wanted to play a game this afternoon. After lunch, Helaine and I joined them for a game and guess who won? Oma! I think it shocked the boys that I would win, but I’ll bet they don’t let that happen again. After playing croquet, we headed to the cottage. I explained to the boys that they needed to give us an uninterrupted hour of time so I could talk with Alan about his upcoming knee replacement surgery. I let them have tablet time and Sam went out in a kayak. They gave us the hour and then it was time for Alan and Helaine to head home and time for me to get the boys home so Jed could take them to Woodneck for a family evening at the beach. I came home and collapsed! So goes the summer here on Cape Cod.
Happy, Happy Birthday to my sister Patsy. Patsy was a young teenager when I was born and she is my only sibling still living. I treasure her friendship and love.
