I have only been out in the water or on the boat a bit - a few hours a day, maybe - and it's only been two days but I'm already having the boat float dizziness. This is when I get off the boat and still feel the waves. Usually they aren't too bad but … Continue reading August 6: I have the boat floats
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August 5: it’s hard to write at the lake
I am having trouble with writing while I'm up here at the lake. I've been coming to the lake since I was a little kid - same resort, same lake, same family group - and it's almost like it's so routine I can't remember to write or think about what to write. It could have … Continue reading August 5: it’s hard to write at the lake
August 4: almost forgot
I almost forgot to write! I was snuggling down and sort of falling asleep and I remembered. So here I am. Half awake, in a super-hard bed in a hot cabin room, listening to Dak snore, doing my writing out of a sense of duty to myself. Annika almost exploded with excitement when we were … Continue reading August 4: almost forgot
August 3: too much excitement
Tomorrow we go to the lake for a week with the whole family and Annika is so excited she can not sleep or stop talking to me. She is snuggled up next to me and every few minutes she says something like "I have a question..." or "I'm so excited." Her questions are things like … Continue reading August 3: too much excitement
July 3: Vacay Day 11 – CHI-MSP (home!)
Today we walked to Dunkin' Donuts for breakfast and took the long-ish drive home from Chicago. Yesterday was a whirlwind of a day and I finally went through pictures to get them in order. The night we got into Chicago, we went out for a walk and it turns out we were right next to … Continue reading July 3: Vacay Day 11 – CHI-MSP (home!)
July 2: Vacay Day 9 – Chicago in a Day!
Today was exhausting! We walked pretty much everywhere and just got back around maybe 10 pm. I put a lot of miles on today. It's late and I don't want to stay up writing too long tonight, so here's the basic rundown of what we did and some thoughts - pictures tomorrow. First we got … Continue reading July 2: Vacay Day 9 – Chicago in a Day!
July 1: Vacay Day 8 – Nashville to Chicago
Today we drove most of the day, so Anders and I slept while Annika played on her tablet and Dak drove. I did go through the pictures from our last day in Nashville, which was packed. We started the day checking out Nashville guitar stores. Annika loved playing on the ukuleles, so she might start … Continue reading July 1: Vacay Day 8 – Nashville to Chicago
June 30: Vacay Day 7 – Last Day in Nashville
Today was long and exhausting. I have a lot of things to share and great pictures, but I haven't had time to look through them all and weed out the bad ones yet. So, I found one picture to share today of my favorite kids on this huge mosaic dragon in a nice park: It … Continue reading June 30: Vacay Day 7 – Last Day in Nashville
June 29: Vacay Day Six – Nashville
I got really tired finally today, so Dak took the kids and went to the Johnny Cash museum while I slept this morning. I needed that more than anything. They came back to get me for lunch and I was recharged and ready. We went to eat at a southern barbecue joint - Anders was … Continue reading June 29: Vacay Day Six – Nashville
June 28: Vacay Day 5 – Memphis to Nashville
We started the morning in Memphis. Anders and Dak wanted to tour Sun Studio, but Annika wanted to see the duck march at the Peabody Hotel. So, we dropped the boys off to check out the studio and headed down to see the ducks. Annika got to sit right next to the red carpet: The … Continue reading June 28: Vacay Day 5 – Memphis to Nashville
Adventures in Distraction 