What a summer!

I can't believe it has been almost ONE MONTH since I have had a chance to catch up on emails!!!! I have been away from my desk and computer and am now paying the price trying to catch up. YOU will not believe (or maybe you will) my summer. I went to Monterey Bay in CA. for 2 weeks to babysit our two grandchildren, Mackenzie & Killian for my son & daughter in law (the Marines)--while they went on a trip to Hawaii. Man, if you have to babysit that is one nice place to visit. I cam back from that and I went on the ALLAGASH Wilderness River!!! My friend from Bethel, Bonnie, (Maine Explorations www.maineexplorations.com) who has done the Allagash solo a coupe of times, is a Maine Registered Guide and an Outward Bound instructor asked if I'd like to go along with her. What a great experience and the water level has NEVER been so high, the rapids were awesome and SHE knew what she was doing! What an incredible trip, one I have dreamed about for years and it all came true and out of the blue. I came back from that and then went on our annual family (car) camping reunion in Bridgeton for a week, two days after I got back from that my son flew out here with Mackenzie & Killian (the ones from Monterey, CA) for a week before he returns to another tour in Iraq! We had all 6 of our grandchildren here last weekend it was lots of fun but crazy. Mike and the kids flew out last night to go back to San Diego and I am just getting around to checking emails! I am home for the next two days and on Friday we are leaving for a week at C Pond in Andover, Maine for a week, this time I am going along with my husband so it will be nice to get a chance to spend some time with him this summer as well (although I think he has enjoyed having the house to himself most of the summer!)
So that is about it then I will be back to work when school starts after Labor Day What a summer!!!