W^2 or W squared for Wordless Wednesday, July 6, 2022
I completed my baseball trip Sunday and joined my family Monday afternoon at the lake in Michigan. It has been an amazing summer; it is day 34 of 73.
Yesterday began cloudy, but by mid-afternoon the sun was out, and it was a beautiful summer day. I had waded into the water with the dogs to cool off after a working out and my daughter asked if we could take the neighbor boys tubing on the lake. She had asked mom, to which mom replied,
“Only if you can get your dad to go with you as your spotter.”
And when she asked me, I said, “yes.”
It wasn’t long before we were towing one of the three boys behind the boat.
All three got a ride and all were eventually tossed off the tube and into the water, but that’s life. In life, you hang on when things get rough and sometimes there are setbacks, but you get back on and do it again. The skies were dotted by puffy clouds and the water was perfect. We were on the lake for about an hour, and I think my daughter would have been out longer if we didn’t need to refuel. We got a hearty,
“Thank you.” when we pulled in.
It was a great time.
There are always great times here at the lake and there are days that aren’t so great, but you keep at it. Today is going to be another amazing day and tomorrow could possibly be a million and six times better. But I am sticking with the present and I am going to try to stay on so, I’d better jump up, jump in, and seize the day. Making the days Count one day at a time, taking each day as it comes with all of life’s ups and downs.
What’s your plan for the day?
Sounds fun, though I always worry about kids on tubes falling off and not being seen by another boat. But the middle of the week it should be more reasonable out there than during the holiday weekend!
It was a blast. The kids O took are new to the lane – their parents moved in less than a month ago. They don’t have a boat but they are surrounded by people with boats who have older (college age) kids and remember when packing the boat made having a boat more fun. We are fortunate to be on a good sized lake (1900 acres) with less traffic, especially on the weekdays. I am not a boater, but was along to watch and holler, “he’s off, down, down, down…” so O could focus on what was ahead. O has a friend from HS up here with her this week and they took them out again last night. I watched them zip up and down the shoreline last night. Today is gonna be a great day! Thanks for stopping in… peace.
I grew up on a lake, we went water skiing after dad got home from work almost every night. It’s a good way to grow up.
Oh, that sounds great! Far too late to make plans here – we’re more than half way through the day! Only remaining plan? Book group this evening. Should be fun …
Tomorrow? A book group sounds interesting. a book for next month’s six degrees? The owl book is on the way and today promises a walk with the dog and reading by the lake. Stay well. Peace.
Who knows. Let’s see. Enjoy that owl book!