Sunday is usually my day of rest. I have to force myself to not do any work because otherwise weeks go by and I start getting more and more cranky. So when I force myself to take a day off, I feel more energized and happy the rest of the week. I think everyone should do this because it is such a great feeling to "allow" yourself the day to relax.
I picked up the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and a lot of its stories were about flooding in the Milwaukee area, which is so sad. Our relatives there were okay but a lot of people lost everything. Usually on Sunday people will borrow parts of our newspaper, which is what they did today. Conversations were largely about the weather in Milwaukee and Chicago areas. It seemed almost everybody knew of someone who experienced flooding.
I went down to the beach with the niece and nephew today and spent most of the day there. I even brought lunch down to them on the picnic table - ham sandwiches and fruit salad. It was a beautiful, perfect day. The kids, all 24 of them, either swam, kayaked or played on the sail boards. Some went out to the island to explore and some played on the raft. I talked with customers and/or friends and played with dogs. John took a snorkel and swam with the kids and I talked with people. It was a perfect day. I know that every year this group is here might be their last because the kids are all getting so much older. Hopefully there will be one more year though. I will miss them all terribly when they grow up and move on.
Later in the afternoon I started talking up the "Sing and Wings" event at the local restaurant/pub. Families from the area can go from 6-9 p.m. and sing karaoke, eat chicken wings, fries and cole slaw. It was fun. The local priest, Father Mike, even sang some songs. I took my niece, but my nephew didn't want to go. I sat Jaeden down between two grandma's and we ate chicken, had a kiddy cocktail and had fun for an hour and a half. We left at 7:30 p.m. and took two other kids from the resort back home with us. Their parents were going to stay for a little while longer. They were there until it ended after 9 p.m., so they must have had fun.
Now there is a large group in the lodge watching baseball, using the internet on their lap tops or putting together a puzzle. I love having a lodge. The more people in my house, the better. There is always something going on here. Its no wonder why my niece and nephew like it here so much, there's always some children here and there's always something to do. If I didn't have John and the resort in my life, I don't know what I would have done. My children grew up and moved out and I would have been lonely. Here I feel needed, am wanted (almost all the time someone wants something) and feel appreciated. What more could I ask for?
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