Lake Glendale Sailing Camp 2008

Juan's class including Blake, Mikey,

Alex, Serafina & Matthew

Rick mans a safety boat

We finished sailing camp at Lake Glendale on Friday and what a week is was!! Blue water, Blue sky, Blue lips!!!! It was a very cold start to a week that didn't get above 72 or so but we had lots of fun anyway!!!

Alex was styling in his shades- the good sailor!

Alex hiking out in the wicked wind!


Matthew readying his boat and off for a sail Matthew finished third in his racing division and Alex fourth (I think) The racing was over in no time due to 15-20 mph winds! Even the cadets (beginners) did great and only three capsizes in the race...One was our Serafina...she turtled but she was quick and efficient to get her up righted and through the race!




Our friend Christian seemed to spend more time in the water than on it this week but being a seasoned sailor-
he warmed up, dried off and headed right back in to tackle the wind and white caps!! And of course let's not forget Jasper! He had a great week too although not in the water as much as we would have liked but I was cold too! So he did some carting and some swimming on his own

It was a wonderful week again but we returned home only to wash all the clothes and repack the boys for a week of scout camp!!! So it is just mom, me and the animals.

Speaking of which- I must say what a VERY nice kitty our little Stache is! He is gentle, brave (he attacked Jasper) and very sweet. He loves to cuddle so we are ALL enjoying him!!

My mother was married three times in my childhood. Each a totally different character. O her second marriage (married Neil Olsen Sr. [Olie]) I had the wonderful opportunity to be the youngest in an extended family of 16! I have nothing but great memories of being Beverly Tenken in Berlin, Ma. (about '71-'76) We had horses, dogs, cats, pigs, sisters, brothers..one brother had hawks at one time, one sister had snakes....such a diverse group of people. I have always thought of them fondly and said a prayer for them and wished them well. Kelly Egan, Terry Egan, Shelley Egan, Erin Egan, Kandi (Campbell) Prentiss, Colleen (Ernie) Egan, Carl Olsen, Neil Olsen, Karen Olsen (Chapman) Martha Olsen, Chris Olsen...I had two nephews (dang near my age) Christopher Parker and Benjamin Parker....Fond memories! I have lost touch with each of them. I did reconnect with Karen Olsen years back (she was Karen Chapman, married to George Chapman at the time) and sort of got to know her boys. She was a dear woman and wonderful sister to Barbara and me. Road trip to Canada in 74- what a great memory!! Thank you Karen!

I know that my mother went in and stirred things up and many likely have hard feelings for her, but I wish them all the best and God's blessings upon them and their families. Sometimes it seems as if that part of my life wasn't "my life" but it was. We weren't there very long and Olie passes away a few years back now (RIP). Even though I felt like he never cared for me, i do remember one time in particular (with great fondness) of being in Mason laying tar on the roof (cellar roof) with him, working hard all day, he was good to me....He just scared me and i tried too hard to manipulate the situation. But I do remember enjoying this day with him. I will write more later on this....

So Busy!!! Where to begin?? Finally picked mom up in Gettysburg (LOVE G.Burg) and brought her home where she could resume pulling weeds and planting gardens in PA!! I am so very glad to have her home- so much so that we rewarded her with a new kitten! Yes, just what we needed but you know, she loves kitties and though we will try to have him upstairs, he will likely be occupying her bed and living room more than our space. So, weeding it is! She (we) been planting and such. We have added new gardens to the grounds assuring that next spring she will stay home and not be wandering the countryside as of late.





Rick went to Vegas for a week with B & W for a safety summit. He was able to take in a couple of shows (He REALLY enjoyed David Copperfield), but didn't get out to the desert or Hoover Dam. I was so very glad when he arrived home safe and sound late Sunday night. Matthew was away over the weekend doing his Order of the Arrow (BSA) ordeal. He had a good time and seemed to grow just a wee bit. Upon his return (and Rick's) Alex headed to VA Busch Gardens for the band trip. Gosh- I am tired just writing about it all!!



MATTHEW MAKES ANOTHER SAVE!!!



Our vegetable garden is well planted and up, we have our first cherry tomato in the hanging basket, weed whacking is done, doggy dooley is full, pool is open (also well used), laundry is on the line.....Life is so very good!!!!

Next week we will be heading to Glendale for some camping and a week of sailing camp ( http://www.lakeglendalesailingclub.org/ ) Check out the pics (mostly mine from the past four years) We have such a great time with LGSC and we all LOVE to be on the water! If you know of anyone that is close to this area or wants to camp and sail, this camp runs the third full week of June every summer. It is a wonderful experience for those 8 and up and sure to be the highlight of the summer.

So you can see by the pics that we have been busy (some more than others...Mom and Rick...yes, nobody shoots me in the kitchen constantly!!) It is HOT*HOT*HOT here and we are LOVING it! Trying hard to keep the house cool, not too humid today though. Big dog is in the cellar staying cool and the kitten is in the window on the porch. Peonies are beautiful this year and I can smell them across the yard as I write this blog. I will cut a big bunch for the table later on.
Tonight we will eat out on the deck again, having some jerk chicken (YUMMY!! Thank you Ruth) and asparagus, salad and roasted potatoes- come on down if you get a chance *GRIN*




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