Summer: NH, Wed. 7/14

Finally a break in the rainy weather, letting in some of the NH magic we've been waiting for. We had some dicey moments before lunch--Lucia had a tick at the back of her neck, just starting to burrow in; I had two ticks on me (but was able to brush them off). We'd been trying to read Harry Potter outside but gave up and continued inside instead. After some lunch, math review, and reading, the day warmed up, and the kids were able to swim in the pond for a while. Then some rain blew in. Fortunately, it was short-lived, and the sun came out again. After a lot of AG time, the kids asked to go back to the pond before dinner, and they had so much fun--in the true zone of the pond, swimming and jumping off the dock and playing elaborate games with the inflatables. 

Dinner was chicken legs on the grill and BBQ ribs. A NH favorite. Then Andrew lit the fire pit for s'mores and the kids' favorite activity, fire sticks. 

We had a very creepy experience last night. It was late, and I was about to go up to bed when Farrah jerked out of a peaceful sleep and ran to an open window in the living room, barking. She ran from window to window, barking, clearly smelling something lurking outside the house. It was terrifying. Then, later, I was woken up by what sounded like a huge creature skittering all around the walls and floor of our bedroom. Heart racing, I ran downstairs, only to discover that it was Andrew, standing on the couch and slapping a fly swatter all over the ceiling, trying to kill more irksome gnats. One bona fide creepy experience, one pseudo creepy experience.