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Is It Summer Yet?

Only five days until class ends, but I think I'm already on vacation in my head. Not a good thing. So, this weekend, I played pretty hard, which was fun. Friday night, I took some of Kristi's kids to the drive-in to watch Monsters University. This was a first for them. We spread out sleeping pads, sleeping bags, and pillows in the back of Dad's pick-up and I rigged up the stereo so we would have sound. Of course, everyone but Ellie was asleep before the end, they were more interested in the treats I brought than the movie, but hey.....it's not really about seeing the movie, right. In fact, Ainsley looked up and said, "Look at how bright the stars are," and we enjoyed the stars for a few minutes. We left before the second show--"Lone Ranger"--because I definitely cannot stay awake that late.







Saturday morning, Joelle and I loaded up some kayaks and headed to Mack's Inn to float down the river. We got in at the Big Springs Boat Launch and enjoyed a beautiful hour or so, making it back to Mack's Inn. It wasn't too hot, a little windy, but perfect for kayaking. We only got stopped on the gravel a couple of times. I think the kayaks move quite a bit faster than canoes and rafts. I will definitely try that again.



That evening, lots of the family went to "Patriots and Pioneers," a big show at the I-Center. I was sitting by Kristi and Abby. Someone near us was really dousing themselves with lotion or something throughout the show. All of the sudden I felt this little nose on my arm, and I looked down and Abby was smelling me. She was trying to find the source of the smell, and for some reason it really cracked me up that she was smelling me. And her little nose is so cute. :) After a great show, we went out for Blizzards.

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