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| Summer |
I did no traveling this summer, except to my sister's in Rochester NY, but I dont really consider that traveling. Summer consisted of kayaking, until about mid August when the creek got too low that we ended up walking and dragging the boats behind us most of the way. Motorcycling was probably my most favorite summer activity. I mostly rode my big bike (the Suzuki V-Strom 650). In fact I took it on a 3 hour trip to NY to visit my sister, Rachel. That was fun!
We had a Hale Family get together on July 4th, except that my parents were in Romania at the time. So us kids got together and had alot of food---too much food. So about mid August we had a belated July 4th picnic at Rachel's house, with the parents this time. The kids had fun playing on the swingset and in the pool. Stacey and I wanted to chicken fight so we chose Wilmer and Cody to be "on the bottom". We fought for quite a long time trying to knock or pull the other one over (Im not sure if that's because we are good or both really bad). Finally Wilmer and Cody got tired and dumped us off. Eventually some got out and layed out in the sun (Wilmer and Cody in their swim trunks and Stacey in her jeans and sweatshirt). Rachel, Emily, and I layed on the rafts in the pool. The sun felt really nice. Emily fell asleep and rolled off the raft. This was quite a rude awakening for her but pretty funny for us.
I had a great summer, considering Zeb not being home. We kept in contact through emails and phone calls. For awhile I could use my land line to call him using an 800 number. This was really nice because it was free for me and he didnt have to use a calling card. Finally he came home on October 28, 8 years to the day after our first date. Thanks for all your prayers.
