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S and I both had the day off from work, but sent E to camp because we were just going to do chores. It kind of bummed me out that all we managed to do were more or less regular chores—mowing the lawn, grocery shopping, and so on. Especially because in the evening we went to my SIL’s house and she and her husband are always doing home improvement projects. It’s so impressive and it makes me feel like such a slacker!

We had a fun time there. They’re really nice people and the kids get on so well! We’re going to NH with them in a few weeks and I expect to have a blast.

All day we hemmed and hawed about going to fireworks (yes, on the 3rd). It rained on and off in the evening but it cleared later on, so we went home from my SIL’s, got E showered and brushed his teeth and all so he’d be ready to fall into bed the second we got home, then drove up the road, parked where we could, and walked in to a vantage point and watched the fireworks. We were all really happy we did. Fireworks are just so beautiful. We ooh and aah at every burst.

I finally feel like summer is here and I’m excited for summer activities. As I write this Saturday morning, the sun is out for the first time in weeks, no exaggeration! And we’re having people over for the 4th today. And I’m starting to think about summer stuff we’re doing in the coming months. It’s been so cold and wet I haven’t been in a summer frame of mind but it’s finally coming.

Really good work day. I got a big task to the first level of completion. The IT guy solved my printing problem, so I can actually print again. This is huge! And I had a fun email chat with a colleague who is a big Red Sox fan and learned I follow them to. He was thrilled to talk about them—down there in CT I think he’s surrounded by Yankees fans :)

More crazy rain and thunderstorms. It has been forever since we saw the sun. There are flash flood warnings all over. E’s bus stop for camp is only 3 houses down but I had to drive him that distance. It could not have been raining harder, and thunder and lightning were right overhead. I twittered that I was going to start building an ark and my brother sent me a funny link to instructions.

We watched Ratatouille, keeping E up way past his bedtime. He loved it! He’s come so far with watching movies. He was still shaking beforehand, but didn’t resist watching, and raved about it afterward. Yay!

It was one of those summer days that’s cool and dark all day, with the occasional rumble of thunder in the distance. Dramatic. However, it’s been rainy so long everything feels damp, like paper picking up moisture from the air.

E was exhausted. He’s run ragged at camp, with active things to do almost every activity block. And he had the library kickoff event after camp on Monday, and a baseball game Tuesday. It was good for him to have an off day, and let’s just say he showed his tiredness and how good it was we didn’t have anything going on.

With nothing going on, I was able to make salads to go with our leftovers. I must say I make kickass salads. They are huge and delicious with tons of different ingredients and everything cut small enough to eat easily. Every bite is so good. I didn’t like salad when I was a kid. It pleases me that E will eat a whole salad with no fuss. (It helps when he’s hungry of course!)

All week while working I’ve been doing load after load of laundry then laying it flat when the dryer buzzed and going right back to my desk. Finally I sat down and folded it all. There were mountains! It was satisfying to see the huge piles of neatly folded clothes. And nice to do in front of brainless TV (HGTV).