How I spent my summer vacation

Our first week of summer vacation is flying by and I have a sneaky suspicion that it's only going to get busier. There are so many opportunities in this area that we'll have to make a list of what we want to make sure there is time for...something like Darcie's Bucket List. All of my jobs get really busy at the same time and on top of that the kids are out of school. I can barely remember what we did yesterday let alone four days ago.

PapaBear was in the Boundary Waters recently with Grizzly Gramps so I played hookie and the kids and I spent 90% of our time outside. Beach, kiddie pools, hammocks, picnics....rinse, repeat. He came home and I when I tried to tell him what we'd done while he was gone I couldn't keep it all straight. Not good MamaBear....not good at all.

I've been thinking of some way to make sure that I record the memories we make this summer despite our busy schedule. Our kids live a pretty idyllic life and I always wonder if they will retain any memory of their many adventures here in the park. Blogging is a great way to preserve those memories, but I'm not very good about blogging often enough. That is going to change....starting today. I'm challenging myself to blog every day of summer vacation. At the end of the summer we'll have a nice little collection of memories to look back on.


Starting with this morning and my paddle around our lake....