I had my now annual book group meeting up at Peter B’s cabin on Lake Roesiger east of Lake Stevens. Fourth year? It went quite well, although I had woken up in the morning with a headache. In a week of crappy weather over here, it was pretty nice up at the lake. Carly drove me up to Peter’s house, getting up there about 9:20. Me, Peter, his kids, and Stephanie went to QFC to get snacks, then drove to the lake. We had good discussions on our books, and also Peter B’s retirement. And, for the first time in the 14 or so years that Peter W and I have known Peter B, we met his wife, Carol.
Carly drove back to the house, and then back to pick me up, with August alone in the backseat for the first time this summer. And…it went quite well. So that was good. During the day, they played with Derek and Thatcher at the house. Lots of playing around in the playroom, and outside in the dirt. And August took a nice, two hour nap.
Carly and August drove back up around 6:30, and we stayed until close to 9. Peter barbecued some chicken and made a salad, and Carly stopped and picked up a variety of interestingly flavored sodas, which we then drank in small glasses and sort of taste-tested, wine style. August was very much into smelling each of them as well. They were flavors that included things like blackberry, cardamom, ginger, and pineapple, so quite fragrant. Oh, and Christine and Kasiah had gone and gotten strawberry shortcake for dessert. We all, of course, liked that. The kids got out a wooden train set for August, but he was being a little shy, although he played with it a bit. Instead, he liked playing with all the random magnets on their fridge, and flopping on the couch. At first I was flopping him, but then he was flopping himself for the first time.
We headed home, and I tried to keep him quiet (rather unsuccessfully) as I gave him a bath. He wanted to smell everything that looked soap or toothpaste-like in the room, so we spent most of our time on that. Carly then put him to bed right around 10.
Favorite part of Thatcher’s house:
At Peter’s house:
Headed home:
Asleep:
