Sometimes, just sometimes, my boys think I'm a rock star. We were on Turlock Lake, tooling around on the boat. We had just left a small island, where the boys counted 46 Canada Geese eggs and saw a couple of goslings. In the small rock cliffs of the island, the boys found a small cave, about six feet off the ground, and about two feet across by two feet deep. Inside were five barn owls. As we walked up to them, and stood maybe five feet away, most of them slept, but one or two stared back at us and lowered their heads and then moved them side to side. They were beautiful. The afternoon sun was orange, it was about 100 degrees, and the lake water was a cool relief.
I decided to give water skiing a try. I haven't skied for probably 10 years. I was a little nervous and hoped I was strong enough to get up out of the water. It took me a couple of tries, but I got up. John had told me that we would do a loop around a small island and then come back to the spot where we started. After I got my bearings, and finally looked up, I realized just how far of a loop it was. I decided I couldn't give up, even though my arms and leg muscles were already starting to burn.
Then I looked in the boat and saw both Alden and Jackson cheering and screaming,with huge smiles on their faces. When I adjusted my bathing suit, and held the rope just with one hand, they went crazy. They were almost jumping up and down in the boat. I smiled at them and waved. They were trying to talk to me, but of course I couldn't hear them. But I will always remember how impressed they looked. If they weren't in the boat, I probably would have quit.
John said that he looked back at me and my knees were knocking together and my posture was almost bent over, but I too had a huge smile on my face. When I finally stopped and the boys came around to pick me up, they we so excited and told me that I rocked, and that I was really good.
That day was good for my ego and for my heart...
I decided to give water skiing a try. I haven't skied for probably 10 years. I was a little nervous and hoped I was strong enough to get up out of the water. It took me a couple of tries, but I got up. John had told me that we would do a loop around a small island and then come back to the spot where we started. After I got my bearings, and finally looked up, I realized just how far of a loop it was. I decided I couldn't give up, even though my arms and leg muscles were already starting to burn.
Then I looked in the boat and saw both Alden and Jackson cheering and screaming,with huge smiles on their faces. When I adjusted my bathing suit, and held the rope just with one hand, they went crazy. They were almost jumping up and down in the boat. I smiled at them and waved. They were trying to talk to me, but of course I couldn't hear them. But I will always remember how impressed they looked. If they weren't in the boat, I probably would have quit.
John said that he looked back at me and my knees were knocking together and my posture was almost bent over, but I too had a huge smile on my face. When I finally stopped and the boys came around to pick me up, they we so excited and told me that I rocked, and that I was really good.
That day was good for my ego and for my heart...
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