An Early Morning Of Thunder, Lighting, Rain, And Fog (And Oodles of Noodles)

Fish Eye View---Docking It

Granny's Pony Tails by Marisa and Marlena

The Mom's Relax With Deep Eddy's Sweet Tea Vodka

Up at 6:00, just as Tyler and Ramiro were walking upstairs, Tyler having just returned from taking his girlfriend, Helen, to Buffalo for her flight home at 6:00; this meant that had to leave for the airport around 3:30, all to save a hundred bucks by taking an early flight...good kids.  It would be a nice morning, the rain, a bit of thunder, except for the fact I have ten people sleeping upstairs who want to be outside, enjoying the water and yard.  It ain't going to happen today, at least for awhile.  And, of course, this is one of the few nights I left the cover off my boat because I water proofed it (it is supposed to stay dry for 24 hours),  thus my boat is getting soaked.  It, too, will dry.

Yesterday was another cool one, but at least it did not rain.  Most of the young ones slept in till at least 9:30, the adults till 8:00.  Rami and Evie were up early with me, the rest slowly coming down the stairs following the smell of coffee.  When all were awake, Evie made buttermilk pancakes at Tyler's request because he wants Helen to sample all the joys of being in Evie's kitchen.  Ty and Helen made homemade banana syrup to Jackson Johnson"s "Banana Pancakes." The rest of us benefit from this of course.  We were semi organized by 11:30, bellies full, so some went off to Long Point, for a run or walk, and to do some shopping at Skillman and Wright.  Since the house was almost empty, and Evie and Marisa were playing cards (only after Evie made up some pie dough),  I drove to Lakewood to return a tube at Walmart, do some shopping, fill up the gas cans for the boat.  And Beth and Rami went shopping in Lakewood, having lunch, picking up supplies for our first rock painting day, whenever the rains stop!

Nick Hurls

Helen Takes Aim

Late Afternoon Kayaking

Everyone was back by 1:30, so Evie got out three soups, made cheese sandwiches, and the boys finished off the koftes, with pita and tomato sauce.  The fridge is slowly thinning out.

BlueBerry Peach Pie

Before going outside to enjoy the afternoon, Helen, Tyler and Evie made a blue berry peach pie for tonight's dessert. Then, we swam much of the afternoon, despite the cool weather.

Marlena and Marisa's Priceless Smiles

Slow Boating With The Girls

I took the girls tubing, then sunning over at Long Point Bay. Others played bean bag and bocce, some even tried to windsurf with little success.  It was just too windy to have much success if you were a beginner. Just before dinner, Tyler and Helen took a long kayak paddle, to Long Point, Wells Bay and back, on a perfect afternoon to kayak.

Some Kitchen Help

Making Homemade Pasta

Serious Pasta Makers

Tommy's Shrimp with Asparagus

Around 6:00, the fun began, as the kitchen began to get crowded.  Tom started his dish, of shrimp, sun dried tomatoes, cream, wine, and asparagus, while Evie started to make homemade pasta, with the help of Nick, Mitch, Helen, and Tyler.  Making fresh fettuccine is quite a production but worth it in the end as we had a huge roasting pan filled with noodles, shrimp, asparagus, and a great sauce, enough to feed all of us with some leftover for lunch.  We had a great  time, enjoying our food, talking, laughing, and we ended the meal by playing some our favorite songs from the past with Barry White seeming to be the gang's favorite, perhaps because I did my version of 'dancing.'  Quite entertaining!

Dinner at 7:30

Working On Granny

As it began to get dark, Tyler and Helen wanted to swim one last time before she left, so they went in just as it was getting dark, with Marisa. Evie and Marlena went to watch, but couldn't resist the temptation to jump in, so they did, with their clothes on.  Needless to say, it was cold at that time of the night, both in the water and out, so they didn't linger.  Around 10:00, we started another game of Telefunky, which lasted until 11:15, when all were too tired to finish the game.   The adults and girls went upstairs, the girls finally settling down about 11:30 in our room.  The boys and Tyler, I assume, stayed up watching a movie and Tyler and Helen may have stayed up till 3:00, when they were to drive to Buffalo.

Monday Night Ice Cream With Marisa and Marlena

It's still raining and overcast, at 8:30, not encouraging for today's activities.  Let's hope things change.

6:30