The day dawned cloudy with a hint of rain in the air. After sending Katie off to work, the rest of
us planned our day. Char and the boys
came over. They’re spending the better
part of July up here in Vermont before heading down to Pensacola to settle into
their new home (when they find one J).
After breakfast, we all kind of went our separate ways. Carolyn, JT and George III went off on a
hike, while Char and Vi went for a drive up to Stowe and check out some
shopping and Smuggler’s Notch. Tom and I
took a couple of kayaks and went over to Lake Elmore. The wind was fairly brisk so it was easy
kayaking going downwind; however, coming back – not so much. Wasn’t too choppy, but there was still that
threat of a storm.
We all met back at the house and, just in time, because the
storm moved in and unleashed some terrific rain. Vi and Char got caught in a bit of the storm
up at Stowe, but the rest of us were safely home before the rains came. Spent the afternoon hanging around the house
– some were teaching JT and George the fundamentals of pinochle. Tom III is remodeling the basement to make a
separate living area down there, complete with kitchen, bathroom and living
room. The two of us did some work on the
kitchen area in preparation for the plumbers who arrive on Tuesday. It’s a labor of love for Tom and it was fun
working on it with him.
At dinner time, Trevor arrived from Burlington where he’s
going to college and we all had tacos and burritos for dinner, followed by
playing pinochle and general conversation.
Fun to have the Vermont contingent all together. With Char being in Okinawa for the past two
years, we had a lot of catching up to do.
We were missing Tim and Kathy, but managed to get a family photo of the
rest of us.
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