Happy Memorial Day Weekend ! !

Monday - May 30th.  Went to the city parade. I parked at the cemetary and walked about a mile and a half to where the Parade was starting.   Daniel was marching.   The kids looked great ! ! !   They had a very nice service.  My dad and brother went too.    I was glad that I went. :)   Visited my mom's grave site.   I'm sure she was smiling down at seeing her grandson marching so close to her resting place.   We all miss her dearly, but know she's watching over us.  Love you mom ! !

After the parade and service,   went back to the boat.   Went sailing for about 3 hours.  Thank goodness I remembered the sunscreen ! !   I think re-applying another time would've helped my nose not to be so 'red' as I type this.   So glad summer is here and we had a few days of sun in a row.   I didn't walk today as much as I should have, but tomorrow I'll get up at 4 a.m. and get 6 miles in before work.  Also, will get to yoga at work.     It will be a great way to kick off the work week !

Happy Memorial Day to all, and thank you to all the Veterans, Active service men and women and especially those who gave the ultimate sacrifice !    God Bless America ! ! !

Sunday - May 29th.  Went to church in the morning with Rebecca.  Hannah was there too.  The service was in the church versus the basement.  I think they're going to have the contemporary service there more often.  The drums are staying on the side of the altar.    It is always good to see / hear the musicians.   Pastor Don did an excellent service as usual.    There was a touching time when the congregation said goodbye to a couple relocating to Tampa.   It was very touching the heartfelt tears that were displayed.  While I didn't know the couple,  I got to thinking, this will be Dan next year when he goes off to college.  I'll miss seeing him at Sunday service most.   It has been an awesome year to see him play nearly every Sunday! I'm so proud of his dedication and commitment and service !   I didn't walk much today.  Mostly relaxed from the party. 

In the evening,  there was the Welcome Aboard party where we recognize and welcome new members.  Sadly, none of the new members, could attend.  It was a still a nice dinner and we got to safely watch the storm roll in.  I am always amazed and in awe of our Great Lake Erie and how fast the weather can change the dynamics of the lake.

After the storm,  Daniel and his friends went to the beach for a while.   At 10:00'ish me and Dennis went to let them know it was about time to go.    They were starting to get ready to go, and I though,  good.  we'll have some alone time.. maybe make out .. hahahahahaha...    Of course,  that was thwarted by the Eastlake Rescue and Technical Issue team coming to launch their dingy to help a disabled boater.     So much for some quiet alone time.  :-/ 

 It was interesting to watch the launching . It seemed there was no sense of urgency and once they got in,  they had no running lights, and only flashlights.    I was thinking, where are their large spot lights and running lights?  It is tough to see out on the lake when it is foggy/cloudy.   It seemed to take forever for them to get going.   I was praying for the boaters that were out there.    After about an hour of listening to them try to position the boat.. through lights on land etc,   the rescue team was running low on fuel.  They were calling in Mentor..   I wondered, where is the Coast guard?  were they already out? Away..? 

Saturday - May 28th.  my FAVORITE day of the year.    My precious children born on this day.  Truly the best gifts of all ! !     I managed to get 6.5 miles in before the Birthday Festivities.

Party at the club.  27 kids from my daugther's school   Thank goodness for my creative brother who had the games/entertainment covered.  The kids seemed to have a great time. Only two young men decided to go swimming.   I think they regretted it shortly after because it was chilly.   Daniel had to work,   but,  it was a good day for it.   The weather was nice and only a hand full of boats needing a pump out or gas.   Rebecca and I went home after the party.   She managed to get all her thank you cards done.   I got all my flower pots planted and two planters will need some flowers, but I'll get them Sunday or Monday.

 

Friday - May 27th

Friday Morning walk.    5 miles.    At the 1.5 mile mark, I found this fresh peel.   I had to stop and take a picture of it.  I was laughing when I looked at the time.  It was 4:45 a.m.   This was a relatively 'fresh' peel.  I thought to myself, is it fresh because of all the wet weather?  Did someone just toss it this early?   Such a funny thing to see on the sidewalk. 

4:45 a.m. Friday 5/27/2011 on Lakeshore Boulevard

Friday was a good day at work.  Pretty quiet as I think many started their weekend early.   I was excited to get home, to get things ready for Rebecca and Daniel's Birthday tomorrow !