This year I am having a "real summer" for (almost) the first time since I left high school, by which I mean getting up in the morning, deciding what I'd like to do, and doing it. No schedules, few appointments, minimal kid-taxi service demands, etc. The kids have resisted doing swimming lessons or anything else structured. And I get to sleep at night! Usually summer means working a lot at the hospital, but I am gloriously unemployed at present. I've been working on the deck a lot, and am almost done. Today I built the roof for the pergola, and then I need to build the benches that go under it. Paul has some more decking to put down on the middle level, then we're all done!
I got my mandolin fixed and I'm learning to play it. Paul and I played "I'll Fly Away" together a couple of days ago. We have a long way to go....