Was today. The boys go back to school tomorrow and actually appear to be ready for it.
It’s been a great summer. Tim had two two-week sessions of camp at Teatown Lake reservation, where he merrily chased frogs and snakes. The two week sessions sandwiched his two weeks of baseball camp, where he picked up the nickname "Big Papi." He was quite pleased with the name – until he found out who "big Papi" played for! Tim is a Yankees fan, and so feels the Red Sox are anathema. AND, he also had his pre-season football training camp for the two weeks, ending Labor Day weekend.
Joe had his five weeks in the Fordham Prep HAP (High Achievement Program) and was given the "Best Overall" award for his group. We think that was BIG confidence booster for Joe.
As a family we went camping near Hershey, PA for three nights, and that was an excellent trip.
And yesterday we closed out the summer with a one day trip to the amusement park in Ct., Lake Compounce. The park is off Rte. 84, mid-way detween Danbury and Hartford. Joe has been there several times, but the other three of us have never gotten there. Even though it was a little nippy for a park with water rides, we had a good time.
The park has a really interesting roller coaster ("Boulder Dash") that goes through the woods and hills. Pretty cool really. Here we are heading up to the first drop!
Here’s three more pictures from yesterday. Good old Joe just doesn’t like having his picture taken, and the best we can get out of him are these sleepy-eyed looks… Despite the perspective in the picture seeming to show otherwise, Brigid and Joe are just about exactly the same height.
And a last one of Joe. Ever since going to Disney in April, I have pointed out to Joe that when we go to an amusement park (Disney, HersheyPark, Lake Compounce) he goes into his "sardonic amusement park humor mode" which is really quite entertaining.
Tonight at supper I reminded the boys of what a great summer we had, and how fortunate it was that I’d had a good recovery from my chemo and we were able to get to Disney and do all these things this summer. And I thanked them for the good times.
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