Yep, yep, I know.  I'm behind on keeping you up to date.  But I can't help it - I've been having too much FUN!  So much to do - so little time to write!  Well, so little INCLINATION to write, I might say.  This could to be plenty long, so instead, I'll try to break it up a bit so you don't have so much to deal with at once.

We had so much fun with Rene, her boyfriend, Dean, and her daughter, Bridget, who lives right next door. And, to make the stay EVEN BETTER, her daughter, Liz, came up to join the fun with her family!  That meant that ALL of Rene's family was there, and that was just great.  We played cards and talked and laughed and ate and drank and ordered pizza and went to the shops.  I had to buy some long pants and long-sleeved shirts because it was so COLD there.  Sadly, it seems to me it was very cold there LAST year, so I guess I'm not learning my lessons very well.  I am also ashamed to say that I didn't take ONE photo of Liz and Mark, so I stole this one off their Facebook Page.  One of my excuses is that they took off to go play on a 20th wedding anniversary trip, so they didn't stay long.   But there were lots of kids, with Liz's four and Bridget's two, and a friend or neighbor often thrown in, so there were lots of things going on...  Raul the pool boy helped get the pool sparkling so the kids could have fun in it.

This is Anna in the air.

Rene's honey, Dean, brought his deer target, so the kids practiced with their bows and arrows.  This is Clara, Brody, and Noah.  

Archery practice

Dean with his deer

Brody, Clara and Brady on the tramp

The fireworks were left over from July 4th

We all oooohed and ahhhed appropriately.

Bridget - always the life of the party

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It looks like I even got a photo of Otis (the dog) but I must have missed Natalie all together.  Sigh.  I didn't do a very good job of photo journaling.  But hopefully, I'll see Liz and Mark and their kids again...we'll see how it goes. 

Now, just a small complaint.  I have a VERY hard time with this blog!  The set-up is horrible!  What I organize on the draft is NOT how it shows up on the final page.  I can't place the photos where I want them.  The type changes shades and sizes with no rhyme or reason.  I'm SORRY - I can't HELP it!  AND...if anyone knows of a better blog site, I'd love to hear about it so I can switch it out.  Let me know, PLEASE.  OK - That's enough of this and that's enough of that.  Next episode coming soon!