Hi Everybody,

Today was a very nice day, probably my most favorite since we got here. The weather was pretty - a little hot, a little windy, but nice overall. The kids paddled in the morning and did weights before lunch, then had their afternoon nap. After the nap, they were free to explore the town and do some shopping.

Blake did have an upset stomach last night, but it wasn’t as bad as we had feared. He felt better by this morning and was grinning at his mistake. Heather was ok for part of the day, but didn’t feel so great in the evening. She decided to skip dinner and just sip some tea.

Susan and I had a lovely afternoon. After lunch, we went to our favorite place and I had a coffee and Susan had a soda. She says she can’t drink coffee that is so thick you can stand a spoon in it; I think that describes the perfect cup of espresso. LOL Oh well, different strokes and all that. Tomorrow, we’ll go to the other café where they make a cappuccino she likes. We spent a couple of hours at the café, sipping our drinks and talking. The kids knew where we were and they waved at us as they came by. Some stopped in and had a soda, but you don’t think they sat with us old folks do you?!

We did a bit of shopping before we returned to the club. We ran into Ricky and Stanton at Penny’s and they showed us the right orange juice to buy for the team. I have been trying to make sure we keep OJ on hand for when the kids come off the water a bit shaky and needing a fast sugar hit. Earlier in the week, I misread the label and purchased a brand of juice that didn’t meet their expectations, so the boys wanted to make sure we bought the right stuff.

After dinner was my favorite part of the day. I mentioned to Sheaffer that I wished we had some cards and, lo and behold, he had some. He brought them into the meeting room and he, Susan, and I were going to play. Tanner, Heather and Blake wandered in and sat down to play, so Susan and I sat at the other end of the table and dj-ed the music. I have an eclectic collection of music on my laptop, and I played a varied selection. The kids knew a lot of the music and made requests for other songs they knew I had. For about 2 hours, the four of them laughed and cut-up as they played Hearts. By curfew time, we had the whole crew up here, laughing and enjoying the music. It was such a nice way to end the day.

Take care,

Marcy