Lake George 2002

Tuesday, September 10, 2002

Mary Ellen and I took the boys out berry picking today - one of our favorite Lake George traditions. While we were gone, Mark hiked to a graphite mine not far from here.  He tried all day to get us to join him to see it, but it was just too darned hot.

John, Mike and Jay have been golfing almost non-stop the entire week, and John went from the course to the airport today to head back home.

Most of the family spent the day on the beach staying cool. Mary Ellen and Alex got to spend some nice one-on-one time together, and then Alex and Mark kayaked across the lake to Dark Bay to see Pat and Jim.

Mary Ellen gave the boys light sticks after it got dark. Uncle Jay created a new game in the front yard. Alex closed his eyes while Jay threw the light stick from the porch, and then Alex would try to find it. It was frighteningly similar to fetch! It worked out great, though. Patch and Preston joined in and Jay wore them out quite nicely before bed!

We flipped on the TV this afternoon and were hit with special news reports about anticipated Al Caida attacks tomorrow. While this wasn't all that unexpected, it was still quite sobering. We're all saying prayers that tomorrow is an uneventful day.

We're supposed to be getting a cold front tonight and tomorrow, so we'll finally get some relief from this heat.