Summer Camp

We dropped Abe off at Camp Winona this past Sunday. It was soooo hot. The thermometer in the car on the way over:
Here's a great pic of Abe and Nate for Father's Day

This is his third summer going there and he always has a great time. And we always look forward to his notes home. (However brief they are!!) This is also his third year in the same cabin "Panther". This picture here is of his cabin mates for this year.
They post new pictures of the campers each day. If there any really great ones of Abe I will post them.

My Finger, The Light Saber

So, about two months ago I got the middle three fingers of my right hand cought in a door at work. It hurt. A lot. I couldn't say anything but one word for about five minutes and that word is not repeatable here, or anywhere else for that matter. Once I got my wits back about me I thought, "Wow, the next time the kids do that I will be a bit more sympathetic." It's been a long time since I slammed body parts in doors.

So within the next few days my middle finger turned black and really ugly. The kids teased me and wouldn't kiss it or anything.

Well, Wednesday night - the nail finally fell off.... Hannah didn't want to see it and since she's in New York - she's really missing out. So, I wanted to post a picture of it - but it's really hard to take a photo of your own right hand....and now I give you, My Finger, The Light Saber.....

(Abe likes it when you click on the pic and make it really BIG!!)

Hannah, you lucked out, we tried to take different photos in different light - and it just didn't work. Too blurry or too washed out to appreciate the nastiness of my nail bed. You will have to look at it when you get home next week!!!!

Blast from the past.....

This past weekend we went to GATORLAND!! I have not been there in over 30 years. I remember photos of my brother and me from years past, just like the one of Hannah and Abe here. Gatorland has been there for about 60 years - and I think a lot of the gators in their big swamp are original residents!! THEY. ARE. HUGE. And very well fed.

Abe found one running loose and decided to catch it! Just kiddin'

Hannah on the other hand wasn't so lucky!
It is nesting season and all kinds of wild birds (herons of one sort or another seemed to be the main species) were either sitting on eggs - or keeping up with new hatchlings.
and usually, right under all of the nests was a gator waiting for mana from the sky....or a baby from the nest....luckily we didn't see any of that, although I don't think Hannah would mind. She is our resident ornithophobic!!

I am not sure if this picture will actually do the size of this gator justice. He was monsterous!!
And we all got a kick (even Hannah) out of the bird with his solar panels out!! There has also been some home improvements of sorts going on, too. And Nate's new job - but I am not going to post it all here - gotta spread it out so that when I post two or three days in a row you get all impressed and stuff!!!