The end of May :)

Hello again! Sorry I have been so MIA in writing/communicating with people. In all honesty, this Internet is just so slow its actually a huge pain to even come online- heaven forbid I even want to upload a picture.......I am on my day off today and have already had a fun-filled jam packed day. I woke up early and cleaned my room (which as most of you know is much needed since I am a huge slob)! Last night I promised Brooke and Blake that they could come and jump on me if I was not awake by 9am....although I was up around 8ish, as soon as I heard them coming near my cabin I jumped back into bed pretending to sleep. They are so incredibly cute, its awesome that I can spend my day off playing games. I got invited to a tea party this morning AND we did some fun art colouring....I am planning on coming up with a cool fathers day craft for them to make for Mike. Those kids are living the dream up here- playing all day and taking an afternoon nap, they really don't know how good they actually have it!

The other day here it reached over 30 degrees and I decided to go in the lake.....bad decision. It was so cold it felt like there were pins and needles in my entire body, not to mention I jumped in on slippery rocks that were very hard to climb off. I am glad I experienced it- I am sure its only a matter of time until the water warms up at least a little. All of the boats here have GPS on them, so I am hoping the boys can find a nice warm bay to take us swimming.

Another item on my agenda today is something Jessica and I have been talking about for a long time. As women, one of the problems we run into when out in the boat fishing is having to pee while out on the lake. Unlike guys, we can not piss off the side of the boat- not very successfully at least. We have done some Internet research and have discovered that we can purchase our very own "shenis" which is a device that allows women to pee standing up....HA. The slogan for the shenis is "don't take life sitting down" which is also hilarious. They are not very expensive, so as a joke we are going to purchase some to try them out. Who knows when it'll come in handy. lol. Another exciting purchase I am expecting to come in today is the board game scrabble. Often times during break or at night we are looking for something fun to do when hanging out- I also have a few people that have challenged me to a game....so I put it on the "town" list for today. I look forward to playing tonight after I go fishing!

Other than that, not much else is new and exciting in my life. I absolutly love the guests that have been coming to the lodge. They are all extrememly nice, and hilarious. Last night I was "lodge girl" which made me responsible for doing dishes all day- I acutally missed being out in the dining room chatting it up with everyone. Its a pretty amazing place- rather than travelling down south, I think people should really consider coming to Northern Ontario.

Speaking of Northern Ontario, I am currently reading the book that Jayme lent to me called "through the black Spruce." It is set in Northern Ontario and discusses many of the challenges faced by isolated communities within the province- it seems fitting for where i'm headed in September :)  I am only at the beginning but I am really enjoying it!

Anyways, Its about lunch time and I smell fresh cookies coming from the kitchen :) YUM! I am living the dream I tell you.....living the dream!

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Cheers :)