The Weekend was a BLAST!!!!!

Even though I was sick during the night Thursday night, I was able to recoup in time to enjoy the weekend. I had some stomach thing going on, but felt some better Friday, and much better on Saturday. My mom was up during the night Thursday sick as well...ironic that she is 880 miles away and we were sick at the exact same time. Hers ended up being a kidney infection so she stayed sick much longer than me.

Anywho, Friday night we had some of Ryan's work buddies and their families over to the pool to grill. It was fun to hang out and socialize with people we don't usually hang out with. I wasn't feeling 100%, but was still able to have fun. Two of the girls are coming over tomorrow with their kids to the pool to hang out again. One of the little girls is going to be in Sadie's 3-school class next year, so her mom and I want to get the girls together some this summer before school starts.

Saturday we slept in LATE, then slowly got ready and headed up to Lamers' cottage. It was a beautiful day and we had so much fun out on the sea-doo, in the water, on the pontoon and the kids had a hughnormous sand hill to climb (I mean TALL) all day. They played baseball too. There were 12 kids there total and 12 adults. All was going well until the cops showed up and summoned me and Jason over. I obviously had been breaking the law on the seadoo which I was TOTALLY unaware of, and Jason had also broken the law while he was on the seadoo. Three cops showed up and said multiple complaints had been called in against us. Whatever! There must have been some crabby people on that lake because we were pretty mild all day! I have to say though, even though my hubby is a cop, I was shaking like a leaf when I got summoned out of the cottage to go talk to them. Apparently it is a Michigan law that you can't have a wake within 100 yards of shore????? Or something crazy like that??????? I got a lecture and Jason got it a little more than me b/c he had been razzing the geese- $1500 fine!!!! Luckily, the cops were super cool and said they understood and had to come talk to us so the neighbors would see them doing it and went on their way (Jason just got a talking to as well- no fine). Ryan smoothed things over for us with some cop talk after he let me suffer for awhile. I don't want another brush with the law anytime soon- my nerves aren't up for it! Ryan keeps referring to me as the "ex-con" now everytime he can weave it into the conversation. Haha Barrel of laughs! The Lamers KNOW how to entertain though- we had some de-lish food!!!!! Instead of the usual burgers and dogs, they cooked wall-eye, salmon, shrimp, and garlic/herb chicken on the grill- it was sooooo yummy!!!!! I was glad I was feeling better then so I could enjoy the food!

Sunday was a great time too. Ryan's parents and Jen and her boys headed over around 1:45 or so and we hung out at the pool all afternoon. Jim and Ryan went and picked up Subway for dinner, so we ate that and swam some more. The kids all had so much together. Jen and I stayed there with the older 4 until after 8:00. I am loving all this activity- my kids are sleeping in super late- Sadie didn't get up this weekend either morning until almost 11:00!!!!!! So of course, neither did Ryan or me. The boys got up close to 10:00 and watched tv until we got up- such a luxury!

Today has been more fun pool time. Jake, Josh and Jen came over (Justin is at camp this week), Lisa and her girls came over, and we had neighborhood friends to play with at the pool as well. I love being out of the house all day, yet still in the neighborhood- my house stays clean, but I still can run home for anything I need. :-)

Tomorrow the Boeves are heading to Indiana for a Buffet concert, so A & M will be spending the night. Slumber party! We have some friends coming over to the pool again as well. Notice the theme of the summer??????? I need to find a day to get to work and get my classroom ready. Time is slipping by....

Please say a prayer for Grandpa Hains- we got a call this morning at 6:30 that he was going to the hospital in a lot of pain. Ryan went over there and said he was not looking good at all. MJ called at 11:30 and said he was back at home, and they didn't really find anything- think it may have been a gallstone passing. He was more comfortable after taking the pain meds they gave him. He has been doing SO much better since his initial cancer diagnosis and all his recent surgeries. He really looks like his old self again and has even been driving again. They stopped over yesterday as well and hung out at the pool for awhile with us and got to watch their great grandkids swim for awhile. They thoroughly enjoy their 10 great grandkids and have missed them a ton since Grandpa has been sick. We are hoping that today's incident is a very minor setback and that Grandpa will be back on the road to recovery soon.

Still working on the whole posting pictures thing withOUT any luck. I think I'll cave pretty soon and pay for cable internet again even though we are supposed to have "free" wireless here. I guess I"m getting what I"m paying for- absolutely NOTHING!!!!!
So, if you want to see my house, you'll have to come in person!!!!! Come visit!!!!!