Ellis Giles

Alden said he wanted to go to the county fair, and was walking around saying, “go to county fair”.   After a quick nap, we cheked where to go to the fair.  Unfortunately, when we checked how to get there, yesterday was the last day.  Shucks!  So, we started saying “go to the lake!”  And Alden wanted to go to the lake!  Yea!  Only a few more years we can change what he wants to do so easily.  Ok, maybe not even years…

We picked up Grand D., Sunday morning is our time to visit Grand D., but schedules have been off lately.  We went to the state park at Lake Somerville, checked into the office, picked up a pass, and found a good trail to hike.

When we got out the Jeep trail stroller, the tires were flat.  Luckily it comes with a pump, but that only worked on two of the tires, the front must be super flat to not even get a good seal or has a bad leak.  But, we used it anyway.  We hiked a 1.5+ mile loop, and saw the lake and old boat ramp.  Alden rode the first part of the way, and walked most of the rest.  We saw several millipedes.  Alden found one by himself.  We say ant mounds all grouped together that would make Lennigen himself shiver.  After a great hike, we made it back to the car and got some A/C!

On the way home we dropped Grand D. off and raced home to try and put Alden down for a nap.  We shoved down some leftovers for lunch.  I napped but Alden did not.  Eventually we gave up!  Lucky he didn’t fall asleep, because as we were lying with him Mary-Helen found a tick in his hair!  He must have got it when he went running off the trail into some trees.  I guess he’s about the height of a deer tick.  She was able to get it out quickly and I burned the tick.  It was not really in that deep, so hopefully it’s ok.

I went out to finish weed-eating from last weekend.  I got the weed-eater out, put in some gas, looked down and saw another snake!  If it were a snake it would have bit me!  haha.  It was right at my feet.  When I turned around to grab a rock or shovel, he was gone.

I decided I needed to finish cutting the grass, and short!  It had rained the previous week, lots, and we had not had to cut the grass all summer.  So I fired up the lawn mower and mowed the rest of the property.  I didn’t finish until about 9:30 pm - I got motivated to just finish.  It was way after dark, but that’s why they put headlights on the mowers!   The neighbors probably didn’t like me though.

Filed under: Family | Tagged: Alden, Grand D., hiking, Lake Somerville, MH, Millipede, mow, Snake, tick