A year of adventures

 I’m spending time with family and have been getting some real summer in!  I flew to meet up with my SIL and niblings, and we four went to see my parents. We got in lots of beach, park, and library time, along with some summer food faves like lobster rolls, frozen lemonade, and ice cream. Plus a very successful sea glass-hunting expedition! Then I flew with them to their home in much hotter places, but I get to see my brother and enjoy a few more days with the kids.  One cool game we played is called Dixit. Everyone is dealt a few art cards, and one person picks a card and says a word that their card evokes for them. Then everyone else chooses a card from their hands that evokes the same words or feeling. We didn’t bother with scoring but it was pretty fun, and great to get a glimpse of how their little brains work. This is the set of cards we used for the cue “patience”: And the adults are having fun working on a backlog problem my brother has from a cocktail subscription kit! 

 It’s official - I’m kind of bored. I’ve had the last two weeks at home between trips, and I haven’t really done much with the time.  I’ve gone to four water aerobics classes I did a short overnight to the coast I read a few books.  I did a puzzle  I went out for dinner a few times I went on a nature outing I started a film class I went to the blues festival I went to a 4th of July potluck I made a berry cake & a summer slaw I did a Tuesday night singalong I'm also grimly marching through a book for my book group and am so happy it’s due tomorrow.  The thing is, I could have done all of the above AND been working; I haven’t yet found things to do in the daytime that are more than filling/killing time.  Well, I kinda figured this might happen, and it’s okay. I just want to be truthful about it! Monday I head out of town for ~10 days. Then I’m home 2 weeks before leaving for 4-6 weeks. Then I’m back for ~2 weeks before another 4-6 weeks away. So… I don’t know when I’ll have time