see ya

We are leaving on vacation EARLY (like 3 am) tomorrow morning, so I won't be reading or writing for the next 9 days or so.
Bill's family has a summer home in Northern Michigan, and that's where we're headed. We have been so blessed to have this place to visit every year. Last year we joined Bill's brother, sister, and their families, and all stayed in the old creaky house together (that's when this picture was taken). This year it will just be us, plus one of the cousins- the other teenager- to keep Kate company.
The house comes complete with the old wooden boat pictured above and a sailboat. Last year Henry LOVED being on board both boats, so I anticipate he'll be doing a lot more of that with Daddy this year. There's a sort of unwritten no television rule at "the cottage" (they call it a cottage, but it's really a big house) which you might think would be difficult, but it's actually quite liberating and calming. (For a week, I mean- I'm not getting rid of my tv and cable at home anytime soon.) I bought a couple new puzzles for Henry and 2 Power Ranger kickboards for swimming in the lake.
I'm bringing along 3 of your book suggestions, and hope to get some quiet time at the beach or at the house while Thomas is napping...
Have a good week. I wonder if I will miss the computer?