Lazy Days on Larkin's Pond

It has become a summer tradition... lazy days on Larkin's Pond. We pack a picnic lunch, but the kids are so eager to jump in the pond, I often think I should have had them eat before leaving the house. A PB&J and carrot sticks just can't compete with splashing around in the pond with friends. Hunter loves to swim and hunt for various pond creatures (which have included frogs, fish, water bugs, salamanders, crawfish, snails, and mussels). Marky likes to swim out to the floating platform with the older kids. Hunter has yet to pass the swim test to venture out with the big kids. He was close last year, so THIS might be the year. Not sure how big sister will feel about having her little brother tag along. We shall see.

Marky surprised me as she spent most of the day sitting next to me, quietly reading. She is an avid reader, so it doesn't surprise me that she plowed through an entire book ('Tiger, Tiger') and a couple of magazines. I just didn't think she would chose reading over swimming with her friends. I, on the other hand, was not as successful in my literary endeavors. I always have good intentions to tackle my stack of summer reading, but end up chatting with other moms and set my books aside for another day. I started David Sedaris's new book, 'When You Are Engulfed In Flames'. He is one of the few authors who consistently makes me laugh out loud. After just a few chapters, I had set down Sedaris and drifted off into conversation with a few friends. Oh well, there's always tomorrow...