August Fave Fives #2

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Here we are.....in the second week of August!  Summer is starting to fly by for me......

It's been a difficult week in some ways.  but...it started out in a wonderful way.  I'll highlight five of my fave moments or things.

1.  Kayaking with my oldest daughter on Fourth Lake, in the Eastern part of the Adirondacks.  This lake is part of Lake Luzerne State Park. We used to camp here often in the mid-1990's.  Now we typically just enjoy the lake and park for a day trip.  We had so much fun kayaking together from the boat launch over to the public beach.  

Courtney, age 17
kayaking on Fourth Lake
Lake Luzerne Region of the ADKs
7 August 2010

2.  Kayaking with my husband Dave on the same lake mentioned above.  After Dave and my youngest brought the car back to the beach parking lot, we unloaded picnic items, set up our beach spot, left Courtney to watch Claire swim, and we took off in the kayaks.  We explored the entire lake...even the little outlets (there were 2). One outlet led to a stream that was unnavigable but we sure had fun trying!

Dave &  Faith
kayaking on Fourth Lake
Lake Luzerne, NY

3.  Mini-golf and excellent ice cream at this fantastic establishment (after our swim/kayak/dinner picnic)

The four of us had so much fun together.  Now, my dear husband would much rather have stayed home during the day, sitting at his laptop and working on some fiction he is creating.  My oldest would have rather texted and/or hung out with friends all day. I really wanted us to be together....just the four of us.  Most of our summer weekends have included other people.  I really just wanted to get to "my" mountains and enjoy a day in the sun and water.  How refreshing it was to just hang loose, play some "putt-putt" and eat delicious ice cream before heading back down the mountain to the highway towards home.

4.  Monday, my sister (Hope) and I headed to the south/central region of the Adirondacks to visit my elderly Aunt Martha.  What a godly woman!!  She was thrilled to see us....it had been a number of years since I visited with her.....and I was so happy to have finally gone up to her village.  She lives on the same road she grew up on.....and where my parents had a camp when I was a child/early teen.  She told us many stories of her childhood....which was harsh.....and yet she has followed the Lord with all her heart, soul and mind.  What a treasure she is.  She is the oldest sibling of 9, and my mother's oldest sister. How I will always remember this visit!

Me and my 84 yr old aunt
 South-Central ADKs

5.  Enjoying a beautiful  Thursday evening on the deck with my good friend (& next door neighbor!) Melissa.

We connect every once in awhile.....she works full time so doesn't have time to hike, bike, and just hang out like in summers past.  We had a great talk......just sitting...as twilight turned to dark, we just kept on talking.  We made plans to take our youngest daughters to the beach tomorrow.  Her oldest and husband have something else to do, and my husband and oldest are doing other things. We plan on heading up to Lake George to one of our fave beaches, about 10 miles north of the village.  We are looking forward to a day of swimming, shopping, and sunning!

Those are my five favorite ways the Lord blessed me this week.

As I type this, it is late in the afternoon.  I have had a FULL day.  I had to have my self and the girls up early (6 a.m.) for a college visit in Albany.  It is only about 8 miles to the south of us but with the commuter traffic it takes awhile to get in to the college.  It was a great visit.......after a fast food lunch we came home to check mail, email, and then I got to my dusting and vacuuming.  Tonite we plan on eating on the deck with grilled lemon salmon, parmesan orzo, and a huge tossed salad.  We will follow this with frozen chocolate pie.  My diet starts Sunday......lol.....

Happy Weekend, everyone.......Blessings to you!