Goin' To the Lake! (Again)

Well, we are leaving for the lake today and I am so glad! We just spent a whole week there last week, but it never seems to be enough time when we are there. I would love to live there but I told my husband that I would never live anywhere that was so far out you couldn't get pizza delivery. It takes almost an hour just to get to the grocery store. And when you get to the store it is like you are in Mayberry. Time stopped there about 50 years ago. The cashiers all know the customers who come in by name. There are no chain stores except for a Maxway. It's neat to visit the little town but if I had to live there I would be in the mental hospital before long. I think I would die of boredom. I am looking forward to going to the lake. It only takes 5 minutes to vaccuum the whole trailor and when you clean the kitchen you really can stand in one place and wipe down the whole counter. So what if the trailor is about to slide down the hill into the lake because it is old and the land is washing away underneath? I get to have my coffee every morning on the deck and look at the lake and usually there are no boats at that time and my husband keeps the girls inside. Plus- we are going to re-build the place in a couple years, so hopefully it will stay put until then. For now we will just deal with showering while standing at a 90 degree angle and hope that the tub doesn't fall through. The ride there and back is always the worst part, though. Willie (one of our 3 cats) screams the whole time and the girls usually argue and the 2 hour drive feels like about 5. (Keep in mind- 2 kids and 3 cats and a lizard in the car.) But it is all worth it. We are lucky to have it and we know that. It is cheaper than intense therapy, so we will continue to go when we can! Hope everyone else has a great week-end, too!