We don’t celebrate lots of holidays but we like to celebrate winter and summer solstice. Why? I honestly don’t know – we are not pagan. Nothing fancy whatsoever: for Winter Solstice, we have dinner lit by candles only, and for Summer Solstice we make a fire in the fire pit and roast marshmallows for s’mores. That’s it. I feel like it acknowledges the progress of time nicely.
BOTH kids are home till September 11th. They only are in camp when I will be in Poland for 10 days (T will be working so they need camp).
Don’t want to jinx it but today is going… Okay. I’ll take okay any day. AND, extra pats on the back for me: it is overcast and raining.
In the morning we went to the Great Swamp Nature Reserve for a nice, long hike. It was the best decision ever, and we really lucked out. It only started raining after we were finished hiking (and we did it at a very leisurely pace because, 3 and 5). We stopped regularly, gazed into the swamp, pointed out animals and plants to each other, and had about 300 snacks. The moment we climbed into the car and I clicked my seatbelt, it started drizzling. The moment we pulled into the driveway of our house, it was pouring. They both had yet another snack (omg), and R went down for a nap. L stayed up drawing. Me: writing this blog post.
Later on today… A movie (Rio) and popcorn. Then at 5PM, we have reservations at the Stone House – where we usually go for our anniversary. Today, 11 years married! We are bringing L and R with us because our babysitter was not available. Hopefully, they behave since this place is really nice.
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