 |
| 6:45 |
 |
| Snow Board Kid |
 |
| Cruising on Woodlawn |
 |
| Long Point State Park |
 |
| Beth |
 |
| The Cross Country Ski Guys at Long Point |
 |
| Loving It |
Four of us are up at 6:15, as Beth and her family are leaving for home this morning, hoping to be off by 7:30 at the latest. It looks like the drive to Darien for her will be fine, as it's clear here at the lake, in fact, most of the way, and a light pink haze is starting to fill the eastern sky.
Yesterday was just like the others, filled with outdoor play but the sun was out most of the afternoon---what a joy to have a blue sky after a couple of days of gray. We had a lazy morning, letting the boys sleep in, as Evie made Belgium waffles for all, a good way to start the day. I went out and cleared the driveway, the cars of almost a foot of snow since we had not driven them in a couple of days. Around 11:00, we drove over to Long Point State Park, and the boys and I cross country skied, the girls snow shoed or walked for about an hour. We had to blaze trails though untouched snow in some areas, but others had cross country ski tracks, making it easier to ski. Marisa was exhausted by the time we returned to the cars, as were the boys, I fear. It was a bit too far, too long for all. After skiing, we went to the Ashville Country Store for lunch, a favorite lunch spot for Beth and the boys. We all had great subs, salads, or wraps. I tried the Vickers, a combination of capricola, ham, salami, tomatoes, banana peppers, mushrooms, and dressing, then heated. Yum. The kids loved the various pops, birch beer tending to be the favorite. And they filled their pockets with various candies that only this store seems to have.
Mid afternoon, the kids went off for one more time to sled and snow board on Woodlawn hill. It was still good, lots of tumbles along with rides, as another cheap disk of a sled bit the dust. After sledding, Beth and I went shopping in Mayville, picking up the requisite, for Beth, goat's milk fudge and chocolate frogs at Webb's for some of her friends. We also stopped at the Lighthouse, for steaks and mushrooms, and Beth had Norm slice up three and a half pounds of pea meal bacon to take home to Darien, to freeze and pull out as needed.
 |
| Keep Your Hands Off My Fries |
For dinner, Mitch, Tyler and Evie had cut up french fries, so they were frying them as we walked on to the back porch, as it was filled with the smell of cooking oil. I grilled the steaks outside, the boys fried the french fries a second time, and Evie made a Utah fry sauce, a combination of mayo and ketchup, which was devoured by all as we ate our steaks, mushrooms, and green beans. A great final meal for all of us.
Everyone went to bed earlier than usual, as they knew they were going to leave early for Darien this morning.
Well, it's 7:30, the house empty, deafeningly quiet, the mass of shoes, skates, boots, by the front door, has diminished so much so that we can make it to the washing machine without tripping. It's been an amazing week with our children and grandchildren, busy everyday both indoors and out, lots of fun, great meals, and the weather cooperated. We could not have asked for more. And five fishermen have just walked out from Victoria, ready for the day.
 |
| Mass of Shoes/Boots/Skates |
No comments:
Post a Comment