Five Question Friday

I'm back with Five Question Friday because, well, I can't seem to post anything else. It's not because I don't want to. Or even that I'm all out of ideas. It's just that, well, I don't like to put up a blog post without a picture and I'm REALLY slow at editing photos because I've only watched one tutorial on my new Lightroom software and it was on importing photos. Not really helpful with the whole editing part. Anyway, for now I'll just join Mama M in her blog hop. Hopefully you will too.

1. Do you swim in the winter?

In the frozen lakes? Um...no. Though I guess I don't really swim in the lakes when they're not frozen either.

2. Do you love or hate winter?

I tolerate winter. I like it before Christmas and until about mid-January then I'm just ready to be done with the snow and cold. Despite our lack of a white Christmas, I'm really really enjoying this winter and hoping this balmy weather continues for a few more months.

3. Do you put makeup/actual clothes on when you know you're going to be home all day with just family?

Most days I do. It puts me in the right frame of mind and is a signal to my body that I actually need to be productive, not just sit around on the couch all day.

4. How old were you when you had your first alcoholic beverage?

Not 21. Shame on me.

5. How many ill calls in a 12 month period do you think are acceptable?

Depends on which 12 months it is. Some years are better than others. As an employee of a company with an "unlimited" sick day policy, I really appreciate the flexibility to take sick days when I need them. I think an employee's accountability is to their quality of work, not the number of hours he/she is in the office.

When You're At The Cabin

In light of our recent cooler (read freezing cold!!) weather, I decided to reminisce about the beautiful summer days we had not long ago. Or maybe I'm just really really behind on blogging...maybe.

At the end of August we had the privilege of spending a delightful day with part of our church family at one of their cabins (aside: I spent 5 minutes trying to figure out the grammatically correct way of saying the last part of that sentence and couldn't do it so you'll have to a) pretend it's correct or b) give me an English lesson).

When you're 2 and you go to the cabin you must must must spend a good share of the day on the trampoline.

You must also spend a great deal of time driving the Gators,



With or without



your brother.

When you're at the cabin with children of every age from 0 to 8, driving Gators is not age dependent. And everyone needs a turn (or two or three).

(I simultaneously love and fear the next two pictures).

When you're a girl at the cabin and you're seen in a "car" with a boy, you might get a little embarrassed. And when it's the girl's parents that see you, you might want to assure them that you'll take good care of their daughter.

And when you resign yourself to being captured on film, you must make sure your hair looks good.

While at the cabin, you must also spend time enjoying God's creation with your spouse.

You might be content to enjoy the "waters teeming with living creatures" from afar. Or you might be anxious to jump right in. You might also want some skiing lessons once you're in there with the living creatures.

 

When you're at the cabin, you might want fewer lessons and more action.

Depending on who you are, you might want more action than others. Apparently speed isn't enough for some people. Some people need waves too. If the lake happens to be calm, you may have to make your own waves.

But this is what could happen when you make your own waves.

You might terrify some children.

Luckily said children weren't too traumatized to get back on the horse...er, hot dog.

When you're a baby at the cabin, you spend a lot of time sitting on laps looking adorable.

Sometimes when you're at the cabin just admiring God's creation from afar, you need to get a little closer (but not so close that you're actually in the waters teeming with living creatures).

Bye, Jeff!

After an exciting morning at the cabin, you'll probably need to rest in the hammock with your brothers. You might be lucky enough to have lots and lots of brothers around.

After your rest you'll be ready for a Northwoods Picnic.

After you gather nine friends to track the animal that took your picnic, that is.

And you'll probably be glad your brought along a brave friend to actually get your picnic back from said animal.

Mmm...rewarding. Thanks brave friend and gracious hostess.

After a long day at the cabin you'll probably be very tired.

So tired that you're perfectly content to just sit on the couch with eight friends.

So tired that you fall asleep in the car five minutes after leaving the cabin. Which may or may not have been the goal of the incredibly generous, loving, fabulous host and hostess.