Quiet Time

It's 11 am, 3/4 of my to do list is done and the kids are playing happily. I'm taking a quiet moment.

We spent the weekend at our friends' cabin with them. It's such a peaceful spot. You literally can't see anything civilzed from the property; it's surrounded by farm and woodland. Abigail and Isabella got to try their first real fishing in the pond. They both caught a number of panfish, and Abigail even caught a small mouth bass. Isabella does an amazing job of setting a hook, especially considering she's only 4. I think she does better than me! We all took long walk down a nearby Amish organic farmer to buy some tomatoes (they grow them in a greenhouse) for dinner. Abigail was so funny on the walk, tracking horse prints in the gravel road. The kids also had fun splashing around in the outdoor shower.

It was a restful, quiet weekend, just what I needed after last week. We are hoping to go back in later summer or fall with them, if they have weekend without a rental that works for all of us.

Speaking of our friends, I finished reading their newest book. It was a great read, for those of us who long for a life closer to the earth and outside of the fast lane. It's got two thumbs up from me.