Halling Go To Alaska

Wow! Can you believe it? Week 33. Time is aflyin'! Sunday Totally blurry cat picture. But she was stalking Bear-cat and it was the only picture I took on Sunday. Monday (fail whale) Tuesday Sweet Pea was dancing away to the CD the older two got from VBS this year.  Wednesday Fresh strawberries from the farmer's market.  They were equal in sweetness to the ones we grew earlier this year. Thursday The sunflower revisited.  Now there are two! Friday The sand chairs daddy made at the beach.  T ditched work to join us at our last weekday at the lake for the summer.  (Boo! to all the things that took up our beach time this year) Saturday The minute I saw this picture of Sweet Pea, I saw my mom's expression in her eyes.  I've never seen my mom in her until this picture.  It is 100% Gramma. 

Today was a fairly good day. The roofers didn't start in until almost 7:30, which allowed me to sleep in and start the day before the hammering did. My oldest 2, M- and B-, have started taking piano lessons , so we had that to do this morning. This afternoon we spent up at the lake. M (who's 5) really wants to join the local swim team but she has to be able to do some version of the freestyle stroke for 25 meters to be able to join. She needs to work on breathing, because her locomotion is pretty good, but once she runs out of air, she's done. So there is actually a pool at one the beaches, and that is where were headed. The pool by the lake. I've never really understood that, but I'll take it now! I think she just needs to spend more time in the water and it will come. Unfortunately I'm not a swimmer. I never got the breathing thing down. I can hold my own, but don't ask too much more than that. I'm not sure if I'm really the best perso...