a great end to the weekend

Ahh....what a night. The family all went to go see the 'zoo' of birds out at the golf course across the street, but I was itching to go swimming. It might have been 4:30 or closer to 5 maybe. My short little dip in the lake earlier was just a tease. I found that all day I had been in a great mood because of it.....so I wanted more naturally. ; ) So, I hopped out and walked home barefoot (I'm pretty sure my feet are never going to be clean here as I'm in a constant state of barefoot-ness...and loving it). I made my way quickly to the dock and guessed I probably had....about a half hour left before things got really interesting out there on the horizon. Perfect. Sunset swim. Set my timer. Goal: 30 min.......and I dove out into the 'freezing' water (ps. i'd say at best it was refreshing).

So, I didn't last very long. Ha. It seems it's been a while since I've free-style swam in open water...aka....short workout. But, eh, it was more for the soul than the body to be honest.

Not long after I got out, Helena came running out to me screaming much like her mom, "you're crazy Ling-say!" But, she's crazy too, I found out. And she was the first to jump in with me, clothes on and all. HA! Now, this is what I'm talking about. We took turns jumping off the dock and taking pictures...all with this gorgeous sunset on the horizon. : )


We talked the rest of the girls to at least get in the water with us for a bit. As we ran back home, we walked in the house soaked and shivering...with smiles from ear to ear. Alexandra did not look happy. : / I think the words that came out of her mouth were.......'I'm going to kill all five of you..."


I took a shower with the girls, giggling and trying to go as fast as we could. Helena noticed I had a lot of bruises on my legs.....which I figured out by her pointing at my legs and saying I was all 'purple'. Haha. This is true....this is true. So, showered, fed and warm the girls are right now watching LadyHawk (with Michelle Pheifer) for the third time this weekend and I'm laying outside by the pool.......writing this by moonlight. ; )


8pm. 7-5-09