The Rain August 6
Dear Friends of Grace,
My entire family unplugged from reality for two weeks and we just returned a few days ago. The boys spent two weeks in Freedom, New Hampshire at a gem of a summer camp called Cragged Mountain Farm. David and I spent two weeks with the three girls at my aunt and uncle’s cabin on a lake in Maine.
It was quite a trip. First five days rained like mad and the only reason we go to Maine is to enjoy sunshine, boating, swimming, etc. The hardest part about the rain was the fact that we had just dropped off Sam and Ben at camp for the first time and there were no nightlights, no mom and dad, soggy sheets and homesick tummies. I could hardly sleep at night knowing without a doubt that they were struggling. I kept wondering why I had left them there and wanted badly to go back and pick them up.
Well, I didn’t go get them. I didn’t get any tragic phone call from camp and luckily David and I NEVER have an opportunity to enjoy boredom so we began to relax in the soaking rain after a couple of days. Grace had her ups and downs just like at home. She would go from happy to screaming and miserable throughout the days. Meg was enjoying lots of attention and we watched some girly movies, ate chocolate and painted toes and fingernails. She and Lily were having fun being girls and sleeping in their new cozy beds at the cabin. Hiya (our one year old black lab) had the most fun. Right from the start, she discovered minnows in the water and spent her days tracking and pouncing on them to no avail ~ rain or shine. I couldn’t help but admire her relentless pursuit and her shiny black coat.
After five days (more…)