Hmmm. I just saw that it's been a week since I "blogged." The intervals between blogs is getting a little bit like the intervals between my trips to the treadmill. They're getting bigger (and so am I, undoubtedly.)
We've had a wonderfully busy week with Kollin, BreAn, Kourtney and Kayla here. There's been too much to write about really. The weather has been perfect, allowing outdoor activity. Thursday, we got the boat put on the lake. That's the good news. We had to jumpstart the boat's battery, since it had been sitting all winter. Kory and Pluto and I drove it around the lake for 15-20 minutes to charge it up. It was so nice to be back on the lake, especially when it's just six inches from being full again.
Yesterday, BreAn, Kourtney, Kayla, Kory, Pluto and I went down to the boat to ride around in it and to go over to the Village to shop with Kayla's one-year birthday gift certificate. (Kollin had a training/workout at the karate studio to attend and said he'd meet up with us later.) Everyone got in the boat and got their lifejackets on. Kourtney had been saying all morning, "I wanna go on the boat! I wanna go on the boat!" (so cute) Papakory got the boat untied after talking with a neighbor for a few minutes. Kourtney said, "Let's go!" It was too cute. Kayla was not quite as happy in her lifejacket -- we think it was a little too tight. Anyway, Kory climbed into the Captain's chair and turned the key and.... shucks! Tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap. Not enough battery to start the motor. Try explaining THAT to a two-year-old sometime! Kourtney was awfully good about it, though.
Now we had to load up our gear and climb all those steps up to the car. I huffed and puffed and tried to get Pluto to pull me. Now if we're on level ground, like walking around the Village, he'll pull me like a whole team of horses! But on the steps going up to the street, it's another story. He has to stop and smell the... well, actually I don't know what it is he's smelling. I had to stop a few times for air; but BreAn and Kourtney (with BreAn carrying Kayla) just kept on going. (Kory was covering the boat and tying it up and everything.) Kourtney climbed and climbed and climbed. She was such a trooper! I was impressed, and so was BreAn. Pluto didn't seem to notice, he just kept sniffing, except of course when he saw Kory coming. Then he was at a dead stop, waiting.
We went to the Village and had lunch at the next place that will go out of business where Del Lago's used to be. Good food, seriously friendly service, fabulous floor-to-ceiling lake view windows, and we were the only customers in there. That's why Kory said he picked it -- he knew the girls could run around. More shopping after that, at Tattle Tales. SOOO cute. Kourtney wasn't feeling well (cold, aggravated by allergies, we think) and Papakory took her to the car for a while. We got something adorable for Kierstyn and had it shipped, and BreAn picked out some darling outfits for Kayla.
Kollin didn't catch up with us until after we got home. It was amazing to see how Kourtney's mood changed when he got here. She got all lively and animated. It was sweet. We were set up to babysit while K&B went on a date to Mandarin Garden, so they put Kayla down and left us with just Kourtney to watch. I think they were gone 20 minutes when we first heard Kayla crying. Anyway, she got up for about 30 minutes and then we each took a girl and kept her entertained. Then Kory put Kayla back down while Kourtney and I read a few books. It was a nice, nice evening.
Today, I'm hoping we can try the boat again. Kory's probably just going to replace the battery. It'd be nice to go out on the lake before K&B leave tomorrow.
That's about all the news from Paradise. Oh yeah, new client started Wednesday. Fascinating.
