New Rides for GP!

It's that time of year when we make our monthly pilgrimage to Canobie Lake Park. I've seen GP go from staring at the rides, to riding the kiddie rides, to now riding the young adult rides. It's amazing how much he has grown and how this wonderful park just seems to stand still in time (Of course there are new rides, but they do creep in gradually, almost as to not disturb the ones that have been there forever).

This year GP has been to the park four times so far, April (twice), May and June. Each month he has tried a new ride and it has been the most exciting Summer yet...(or so I thought). On our last trip he walked by the The Giant Sky Wheel and said, "Let's give it a try!". My thought was "Let's is a lot of people... more than ONE! Oh NO! He wants ME to ride on THAT???!!!"

I want to make it perfectly clear that I am all for GP trying new things. I am his biggest fan, I am his cheerleader, I am his "team", but I am not, and will never be, a good riding partner.

I really wanted him to take a chance, to step out of his comfort zone...but not with ME! LOL!
But I did get on the ride and as soon as that thing started to climb I started to pray, silently at first, then a little louder and then when we hit the top, I almost had a stroke and started to yell, "Get me off this death rap, LET ME OUT!" OMG! I was terrified. But what was really interesting was that GP looked at me and in the calmest voice asked, "You're afraid of heights?" Maybe it was the mumble of my prayers or the colorless cheeks, maybe it was the tears welling up in my eyes as I stared death in the face but the point is, he saw that I was going to die of terror on this ride...so he said, "It's not too scary." HMMM. For some reason, this turned my panic button off an by the fifth time we were up in the clouds I was able to breathe. Mind you, by then, this is what GP was doing...reading the map and seeing where he wanted to go next; and here I was risking life and limb for him! LOL!

I hope he doesn't want me to go on the coaster next. He might have to take a cab home after that one, LOL!

Update: Note that there is no wire around the basket... the Giant Ferris Wheel at Disney has a cage that keeps you nice and safe inside. I heart Disney!

We're Blooming here!

The Bee Balm plants are in bloom, right on schedule! These plants are five FEET tall and bloom from the end of June through the end of July (in the red), the pink bloom July-Aug. Low maintenance and self propagating...gotta love that! Hope your garden is blooming too~ B=)

He's Swimming!

The sun FINALLY came out this afternoon. I was on the phone with a customer when all of a suddden I hear GP Yelling,"I'm over here!" and I practically jumped out of my skin and ran to find out who he was talking to and why he was talking to someone when he was supposed to be in the living room. Well, I'll have you know that he was yelling at ME and letting me know that he had stripped off his clothes,found his gear and was swimming in the freezing pool! LOL!So I did what any mom would do, I ran inside and got the camera to take a pic. I took the first one of the garden and then I took the one above. By then he had figured out I was taking his pic and he comes over to investigate..."why are you taking pictures?" and I told him, "because Gene Paul is a really good swimmer!" and he just splashed away! LOL!

He's so funny in his swimming gear...the snorkel was not in use today. hahaha!

One can dream....

If you weigh more than 100 lb and are older than 12 you must know that those ladders that come with your "over the counter, not breaking into the retirement plan" pools are just one more reason not to get into the cold water. Well, I'll have you know that my DH does NOT mind getting in the icy water with GP and they are a sight to behold.

They are so funny, those two in there blasting each other with their Super Soaker water guns. Did I mention that they wear "protective" gear?OMG! If DH knew I was disclosing this he'd have my head, LOL! But they do...BOTH of them, in our little pool they wear masks and tag each other under water.

I tell you , it's fun to watch (from the airconditioned kitchen, through the window...far away from the soaker's stream!) LOL!

Well, all this fun seemed very unlikely to be a part of this Summer (all weather issues aside) since DH was hospitalized and dx with Lymphoedema last Winter.

As soon as it started warming up (so to speak... maybe I should say "thawing", since 60 is not really warm but it sure beats 20!), I thought of how hard it was going to be for DH to get in the pool. Just the thought of him going up that rickety ladder was worrying me. And then when the pool guys came to clean the pool, it just occurred to me; he needs STEPS! OMG! I can't believe I hadn't thought of it. So I searched and searched for some steps that wouldn't cost more than the pool and look what I found:Of course he doesn't know that I ordered these, he thinks I ordered a "sturdy" ladder, but these will be soooo much better than a ladder. They even have an extra step for "slightly disabled" swimmers. Again, if he read this, he'd have my head. But I'm so excited I needed to share. I wish someone would have told me you don't need a humungus pool to add steps; and that you need not take a second mortgage on your house to buy them either. With a little research and LOTS of patience, you can find them for a reasonable price.

I hope they're easy to assemble so I can enlist GP and surprise him with them in the pool next weekend (not that he'll be swimming in the rain, but it's the thought that counts!). I bet he'll be so happy he'll go out and buy me a new Weber...like this one:

Unless he reads my blog and then I'm in the doghouse, LOL!

Better he doesn't find out about the blog "thing"!

I'll keep you posted on my Secret Project, and on my new Weber...

One can dream.... ahhhhh.....B=)

It's NOT looking good for the Holiday Weekend!

Call me crazy but I think the 4th of July is the Official "Get off your BUTT and snap into Summer mode" day. If you don't have the Summer spirit by the 4th, it's all downhill from there.

So, I have cleaned the pool,

hired a crew to clear the backyardand loaded up on bug spray.Now mind you, I am STILL dealing with the flood issues, still some debris in the yard for the insurance guy but I am a woman on a mission.
I will NOT let the Spring flood ruin my Summer.

But tell me if this is not a deal breaker; it's rained, stormed or been otherwise too cold to even think of getting into the pool and now, check out my extended forecast:
Wednesday
Jul 01
Showers
High 74°F
Low 60°F
Precip 40
Thursday
Jul 02
Scattered T-Storms
High 76°F
Low 60°F
Precip 40 %
Friday
Jul 03
Scattered T-Storms
High 80°F
Low 61°F
Precip 60 %
Saturday
Jul 04
Scattered T-Storms
High 79°F
Low 60°F
Precip 60 %

HELLO! Will someone tell me when the heck I'm going to get a break here? Did I mention we haven't used the pool ONCE this Summer??? Just checking. Now PLMK if you want my address, I do like cheese with my whine, so you are welcome to send me some. LOL!