It was time to have an adventure. Too many weekends keeping it local and a complete lack of consensus had created a distinct inertia. My kids readily go off with a friend, or with each other but going anywhere with mom and dad, now that's a tough one. (Going out to dinner excluded. We eat most of our meals at home- so going out is a pretty easy sell.) Nora was busy rehearsing for a play and begged off so the remaning four of us headed off to Catamount Aerial Adventure Park in quest of some excitement and challenges.
It was a true blast of climbing, scaling, flying across the zip lines and then deciding what course to tackle next. Your admission buys you three hours in the park and while I got a little beat up, it felt great. Quite amazing to see everyone engaged and not a single complaint. We left all hot and sweaty but full of smiles. Stopping at a few farm stands on the way home allowed me to buy some peaches, blueberries and fresh tomatoes for Nora. I really missed her today and started to think about her heading off to college the end of the month. I'm not really ready for her to go, it's true.
Back home, I cooked up a quick meal which we ate on the patio in the comfort of the evening breeze. The kids are growing up and I want to commit to memory all the meals, events and adventures of our family life before they all fly the coop for good.
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