The Coswan's Blog....NOW News from the South: Summer Days.......

Things are slowly staring to settle down.......the house is somewhat complete (except for hanging some pictures, and a few new end tables), the girls are meeting lots of neighborhood friends, and we are VERY MUCH loving the lake. We find ourselves on/at the water at least 4 days a week, and likely a couple trips to the beach - all less than a minutes walk from our back door. And, the sun has finally started to shine - the past weekend found temperatures near +30 for the entire long weekend, allowing extra time on the water.

We haven't done as much camping as we typically have, but it seems with the move and all, we're really enjoying some casual weekends at home, where we continue to get some work done around the house, and enjoy the lake. The paddle board is getting a LOT of use, and the girls are getting over the "I'm scared of the water" syndrome that the lake has brought on. At the pool, they would both dive in off the edge......at the dock, NO CHANCE! So, today we had Lauren swimming around, and Kate was cruising with Andrea on the paddle board.....big steps!

We also enjoyed a very low key August Long Weekend......first time in years that we just stayed home. Andrea did dinner with one of her girlfriends on Friday evening.....a much needed break from the girls. Saturday, myself and two friends paddle boarded down the Bow River.....it was amazing! Lots of great wipeouts.......a few cuts/scrapes.....Pat lost his glasses, but we all returned! We then enjoyed a family bbq @ the Payne house - likely too much beer/wine/rum, but we all had a good evening. Sunday saw the Rozak's arriving for a day - we spent a good deal of time @ the beach, got in some paddle boarding, and enjoyed a good smoker dinner (ribs, chicken, and sausages.....mmmmmm). And Monday Kate and I spent a few hours at the golf course......a nice lunch followed by hitting some balls at the range. Dad and Shiela also popped by for a quick visit, as they were passing through......it was also Dad's 71st Birthday, so it was good to get in a quick visit.

That's the story for now......we do have some camping coming up with some friends, and really not a whole bunch on the plate for the rest of summer. Hope everyone is enjoying some heat, and hopefully the mosquitoes around Edmonton are starting to die!!!!!