Hello, it's me again. Sorry I haven't been blogging for awhile - life has been pretty busy with work and stuff. Summer here wasn't very warm most of the time, so the gardens weren't as fruitful as last year - except for the spinach, which was just as prolific.
As Curtis has mentioned in previous blogs, Isaac has learned to ride his bike without training wheels, which has given all of us an excuse to get out and ride more often. He learned about a week before he (Isaac) and I went down to Penticton (August 16 - 24th) to meet my family and some friends who camp there every summer. It's a good thing he did, too, because that was his favorite activity that week - riding around the campground with the other kids, and learning to do skids. Of course, I can't forget to mention that he also enjoyed riding through any puddle he could find! The weather there wasn't as warm as other years, and there were a few thunder storms as well to provide the aforementioned puddles.
Another thing Isaac learned this summer was to kneeboard. On one of the few days (while we were in Penticton) that wasn't too windy or stormy, Isaac decided to give it a try, and got up right away! I was so proud of him! He said that next time he wanted to try water skiing, but next time never came.
One day I decided to buy a rubber dingy for us to use, and discovered that you need to be careful when using a high pressure air pump to inflate it, or it goes "boom!" Thankfully only the bottom layer went boom, and we were still able to use it. Boy, did I feel silly, though! Poor Isaac was so upset when he thought I'd destroyed it.
One night a bunch of us went go-karting, which was fun. I made sure not to wear flip - flops there this year, and walked down the stairs very carefully. (For those of you who don't know, I broke my leg there two years ago going down a short flight of stairs.) Other nights that week were spent either playing cards, visiting, or checking out the Iron Man festival downtown. My friend Jann and her two oldest kids came up one night for a visit from Abbotsford, so that was a treat, too. They got to experience the talent show that some of the kids from our group put on (which included Isaac wearing a costume and dancing - quite a sight!). All in all, it was a great week, despite having left Curtis at home to 'hold down the fort'. If only it hadn't ended with me hitting a deer about an hour from home! I have no idea how the deer fared, as I was rather stunned and kept driving until I found a safe place to pull over and check the damages, and call Curtis. Thankfully his first words were, "Are you and Isaac okay?" We were. Isaac was still sleeping, and I was just shaken up. The van, however, despite my attempt to swerve around the deer, had sustained damage to the passenger side signal light, front corner, and the side view mirror was ripped off. It has since been repaired.
Since returning from Penticton, I've been working quite a bit, Curtis has had a few jobs as well, and Isaac has started kindergarten. Thankfully he adjusted better to that than he did to preschool, and he really seems to be enjoying it. Not that he didn't enjoy preschool after the first few days, but it was pretty stressful at first. He's in the same classroom, which may help, and has some of the same classmates, but a different teacher.
So tell me, how was your summer?
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