Day 136: 7-27-20 (Monday)
Tyler and I worked all morning cleaning out crap from the property. My sister ordered a giant dumpster and there is so much *stuff* to throw away. I come from a large family of hoaders and pack rats. I have no idea why my great-grandpa, grandparents, and apparently my mother saved so many empty boxes and packing peanuts. The older generation never threw away any empty containers or cans or jars. There is so much actual garbage. It is mind boggling. Once it got too hot we stopped working and enjoyed the water. It is supposed to be in the 100s all week.
Today is Kam's Pday. We had two funny emails from him and got to video chat with him! It was so good to see his face and to hear his voice. Sounds like things are going well and that he is enjoying his area and his companions. He is in Oakdale, MN. His area includes the temple. He is in a trio companionship with two Elders that he enjoys. One is from Utah. It is hilarious to hear about "Utah Mormons" and to hear his bafflement about the things they do and say. They are a different breed. He really had no idea! LOL. He is staying busy and teaching people. They do a lot of service work and try to exercise each day. Their ward feeds them well! The members provide dinners to them most every night. He is learning a lot and growing a lot. I am so glad that we get to have these weekly video chats!! What a gift!
It's a very weird feeling to be down to only two kids in the house. Johnsons Party of Four is going to take some getting used to.
Day 137: 7-28-20 (Tuesday)
Today was another hot one. It was in the 100s. Tyler and I continued to work and get rid of garbage and junk at the lake property. Not a good day with sibling interactions once again; just when I think things cannot get any worse they amp up ten times as bad. I turned off my phone and headed out to enjoy the beauty of the lake and the lovely water.
It worked! We enjoyed the day as a family!
It was such a pretty night when the sun started to go down behind the cliff wall. The light was gorgeous!
We did another lovely sunset boat cruise on the lake and played games. Tyler taught us all to play Yahtzee. I used to know how to play. It seemed sort of familiar! The girls had fun learning a new game!
And apparently eating chocolate! Ha ha!
Day 138: 7-29-20 (Wednesday)
Today was yet another hot 100 degree day! We have had to use two umbrellas on the dock all week. We boated most of the day and did a bunch of wakeboarding.
This is prime time out at the lake and it is super busy with boats everywhere like this fishing boat that was coming right at Bryn! Good grief! We did some paddleboarding when the sun started to go down and the lake quieted a bit.
We also attempted to cut Beverly's Freddy Kruger claws via a way the girls saw on YouTube:
Yes, that is Bryn with her head wrapped in Saran Wrap with peanut butter on her head hoping it would keep Beverly occupied and licking away while her nails got trimmed.
It worked for like 1 minute and then Bev was over it and we had to do it the usual way which she hates! Every night we go out onto the dock at 9 pm (sunset) and listen to someone on the lake play taps. It's beautiful and we love it. Sometimes someone else on the lake will play the bagpipes...like tonight...even better! Then we came in a played more Yahtzee!
Day 139: 7-30-20 (Thursday)
Today was weirdly quiet on the lake but I'm not complaining. It was perfect to wakeboard without dodging boats. Reilly and Hunter came out and we had so much fun! It is weird to be a small group out at the lake. I had high hopes for sharing our lake time with friends and cousins. COVID has really messed that up. But nights like this with just our family are also awesome!
Hunter in his now infamous *lake attire*. LOL!
Ailey showing off her color coordinated bathing beauty attire!!
We boated, wakeboarded, and tubed for hours!! Those Johnson girls are some hard core tubers!! The three of them in one tube was HYSTERICAL! Reilly and Bryn demanded a wild ride and Ailey was holding on for dear life! Tyler and I laughed our heads off!
We stayed out so late on the water that Tyler had to turn the boat lights on and by the time we docked it was dark and around 9:30 pm. We realized that we never even stopped to eat dinner so we did what my mom and grandma always did on nights like this... We made hot buttered cheerios and chocolate malted milk shakes. This was also the go-to for game nights and movie nights. Hunter had these delicacies for the very first time and he enjoyed them!! Hot buttered Cheerios sound weird but they are delicious. My great-grandpa started doing this... you melt butter in a frying pan and cook the Cheerios in butter until they are crisp and browned. Then you salt them and serve. They are so good! Our family would rather eat them than popcorn.
Day 140: 7-31-20 (Friday)
Another super hot 100 plus degree day! It definitely was the right week to be at the lake! We have been downing these popsicles like crazy! They are the Monster Pops Sours Blue Raspberry Lemonade. We highly recommend!! Reilly and Hunter came out again. We had swimming competitions, dinner, and then a fun game night. We played the infamous Quelf.
I have so many funny memories of my mom playing this game. We laughed all night! Another fun night with the kids!
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