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Day 7 of our 2010 summer vacation...

After an early run with Liz, I dropped Elijah off at daycare and went about the major task of emptying, cleaning, lining and reorganizing all the kitchen cabinets. It took me nearly 5 hours, but this was the first time I've done this since we moved into this house 6 years ago! Meanwhile, Ed continues his work on our woodpile:
Ed reads Elijah "The Jungle Book" and "The Three Little Pigs" before bed:I have one final curriculum day at MMU tomorrow and then Elijah will settle into his "summer schedule" at daycare- just 2 days a week. I'm looking forward to some time at the beach, pool and playground!

Can't wait for our vacation in Maine next month- we're even planning on seeing Thomas the Tank Engine in North Conway, thanks to a great tip from Aunt Lisa (which I never properly thanked you for, Lisa...sorry, and THANK YOU! Elijah is going to love it!)

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Day 6 of our 2010 summer vacation...

The things you can get done when you put your child in daycare. Here's a recap of our day: Up at 4:30AM for a run with Liz, home to shower, dropped Elijah off at daycare, Ed and I went to the Bagel Cafe, the Credit Union, Lowe's, Men's Wearhouse, Three Tomatoes, Rack Warehouse, The Superstore, Chittenden Solid Waste office, a Doctor's appt (Ed), a pedicure (me), Lowe's (again!), the grocery store, Joe's snack bar for a creemee, the seamstress, and finally back to pick up Elijah! WHEW!!! Trying to fit it all in, taking advantage of a toddler-free day :-) Zoe is enjoying the Dog Days of Summer-
The bain (bane?) of Ed's existence- also known as the "World's Worst Lawn Mower." Works about 25% of the time.One of these lawn mowers works better than the other (Hint: it ain't the red one!)Here it is, working for about 15 minutes. If it looks like Ed is running, he is. Gotta mow what you can until the equipment breaks down.Elijah waits on the sidelines in case he needs to take over-The two greatest purchases of the day: a really handsome suit that Ed will wear to Tyler and Aimee's wedding (he is going to look amazing!), and this shiny new gas grill for Deer Camp:

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Day 5 of our 2010 summer vacation...

Today I had a curriculum day planned at the school, so Elijah went to daycare and Ed stayed home to cut wood. At daycare, Elijah napped on a mat instead of in the pack-and-play for the first time! Not exactly huge news, but not much else to report today :-)

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Day 4 of our 2010 summer vacation...

Happy Fathers' Day!

Some fun tractor pics that I came across on the camera. Ed must have taken them yesterday-
We started our day by meeting Matt and Kate at 158 Main for a Fathers' Day breakfast. Elijah was not exactly on his best behavior in the restaurant. I need to take lessons from my wiser "Mommy Friends," who are experts at just quickly and quietly packing up their kids and sweeping them away when they act out...One of these days, I'll have to give that a try.


After breakfast, Ed left to meet Tyler for an afternoon of fishing. The weather was very unpredictable, shifting from full sun to an all-out downpour in the blink of an eye. They ended up later cancelling their fishing outing, and Ed landed at deer camp for a couple of hours, enjoying his (much-needed) break from our 2.5-year-old Tasmanian devil!


Elijah and I headed home and took advantage of a break in the rain to play with the pool and hose. Note Zoe in the background, keeping a safe distance!

Luckily, she was smart enough to stay just out of reach!
But here's the REALLY big news of the day (you might have to press play and let it load first):

Had to cut my video short due to a Telemarketer on the phone (on a Sunday! Father's Day!)

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Day 3 of our 2010 summer vacation...

Not a single picture to share from the whole day! My camera didn't even make it out of my bag. Can I blame that on an active 2-year-old?

Anywho- started off the day with a grueling 10-mile run with Liz, I would have stopped to walk a half a dozen times if it wasn't for her! We're gearing up for the Paul Mailman 10-miler in Montpelier next Sunday...today was pretty hard, but I think we're ready for it!

Ed went to the MMU graduation this morning and Elijah and I headed to Heather's house for a walk and some "jump-time" on their new trampoline. So fun!

We came home for lunch and splashed around in the kiddie pool before heading out to party #1- to celebrate Alexandra's graduation from MMU. Saw lots of great folks there including Peter/Katie, Cedric/Susan/Lillian, Mary/Jacob/Jesse, Becky/Bill/Alexander, Debbi/John/Chad/Jake, several representatives from the Stuart Alexander clan and (a surprise!) Eliza, who had flown home from San Diego to surprise Alex for graduation. Chris and Martha were wonderful hosts as usual!

Around 4:00, we left for party #2- to celebrate Chelsea's graduation from Harwood. We passed Dan/Lisa/Grammie and Wes/Darlene & kids on the road :-( so never got to visit with them, but had a great time with the lovely Chandler family, as well as Matt/Kate and Tyler/Aimee. Paul and Lesley had organized a wonderful party with lots of delicious food, and Elijah was kept well entertained by a patient and fun Lauren.

We arrived home around 8:30PM and everyone but me is now fast asleep. But I'm not far behind...! Good night-

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Day 2 of our 2010 summer vacation...

We met our friends at Maple Street Pool for the morning and early afternoon:

Later, some afternoon painting, so nice (read: less messy) to be able to do that outside for a change!Today was a picturesque summer day- very sunny and mid-80's. Just perfect!

A parting shot of our garden...

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Day 1 of our 2010 summer vacation...

Began with a rainy 5AM run with Liz, a delicious breakfast upon my arrival home, and Ed actually folding a pile of his laundry that's been sitting in the living room for about a month. All good things!
Later, I met up with some friends and we took all of our children bowling, came home for a nice long nap and awoke to some beautiful afternoon sunshine. Ed left for poker night, Elijah and I played outside, ate dinner, went out for a creemee (my first of the season!) and enjoyed an evening at the playground.

No photos to speak of, but a lovely way to phase back into summer break.