August 15, 2008

• Adventure... of sorts

  Wow, I'm a posting fiend lately! I'm scaring myself.

  This afternoon I took Hallie and Tristan up to the lake to play for a bit. I felt bad that I'd kept them cooped up in the house all day while I've been packing for NY, so we ventured out for a little playtime. I had the idea of taking the kids on a paddleboat out to the island to pick blueberries. It started out just great... there were lots of berries and the kids were just gobbling them up as fast as they (and I) could pick them. Well about 15 min. into our picking I noticed..... huh... that spot where I parked the boat is... empty.... I took a quick glance around and saw our trusty paddleboat halfway across the lake! I wasn't too concerned because I'd talked to Dan shortly before I headed out to the island, and he siad that he's be up there shortly. So we kept picking, and then ventured around the (tiny) island, climbing on rocks... looking for ways to kill time. I heard my cell phone ringing across the lake, and had a uneasy feeling that Dan was changing his plans... and about 30 mins. later, I couldn't avoid it any longer. Rain clouds were rolling in, and I had to get us all back to shore. Halie had a lifevest on, but we were all fully dressed. So we all stripped down, I bundled our clothes  and tied them (with my shorts drawstring!) on top of my head. Tristan went on my shoulders, and I had Hallie by the hand. The shortest distance between the island and the land isn't very far... but I wasn't sure I could walk the whole way across-- it's gets a bit deep in the middle. I started out across, holding Tristan on with one hand, and pulling Hallie (who was complaining about the "ewwie stuff") by the hand as well. The water was just about up to my neck, and I knew I was going to have to swim it. So I took a huge breath, grabbed Hallie's arm, and clamped down on Tristan. Then I felt my feet leave the bottom and I kicked like crazy. Soon I felt the bottom again and I knew we'd made it across (the very short) gully. Hallie and Tristan were both a little upset-- they were wet, cold, and Hallie saw more "ewwie" stuff coming up, which only added to her distress. Needless to say, we all made it out alive. We dried off and headed home. That's our adventure for today!

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