We slept in until about 10:00. Grandma June has a new game for us called, "Paint the Dock." Funny, isn't she. I had a couple of Mt. Dews and then went out to start scraping. Greg came out to join me and promptly got stung by two wasps that were living in a big nest under the dock. Junel is trying to finish her book, The Forest House. A little later Greg, Julie, Junel, and I went out on their boat for a ride and some wakeboarding. Greg and Julie are quite good at it. I hadn't water skiied for quite some time, and had never wakeboarded. It looked like a lot of fun, so I decided to have a go at it.
Greg helping me get ready to wakeboard. (© 2006, Julie Bacigalupo.)
After about 4 tries got up for a little bit. Fortunately Julie had her camera along so I have documented proof (see below).
Me wakeboarding. (© 2006, Julie Bacigalupo.)
I even managed to cross the wake once before I lost my balance and had to let go. I then tried another 3 or 4 times to get up again, but the boat kept pulling the rope right out of my hands. It's different enough from water skiing that it seems it would take some practice to do it well. Still it was a blast. After we wore ourselves out we just putzed around the lake getting some sun and having a few beers.
I can't believe I'm drinking Corona. (© 2006, Julie Bacigalupo.)
Greg and Julie pose for the camera. (Photo by Junel Bacigalupo. © 2006, Julie Bacigalupo. )
There were some kids staying in the house next door that had been wanting to get pulled, so we went back to their dock, got some more beer, and they joined us. One of them pulled off a back flip that was rather impressive. After they all got a chance we came back to shore. June fixed a great meal of meatloaf, salad, and corn on the cob which we all promptly gobbled down. I did dish duty, Greg zonked out on the rollaway, and the rest of us built a fire and had s'mores.
One of the neighbors behind us was shooting off some amazing fireworks early. They were actually about as good or better than many professional displays we have seen. After that we came inside. Greg was still zonked out, Junel and Julie played a little Yahtzee and I read a little of the US News Special Issue on the Da Vinci Code. A little trivia for you. Did you know that it is incorrect to refer to Leonardo as da Vinci? That would be like me saying my name is From Decorah. Soon we went to bed. Hope I am not too stiff tomorrow.
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