What summer!

I can't believe it has been almost ONE MONTH since I have had a chance to catch up on emails!!!! I have been away from my desk and computer and am now paying the price trying to catch up. YOU will not believe (or maybe you will) my summer. I went to Monterey Bay in CA. for 2 weeks to babysit our two grandchildren, Mackenzie & Killian for my son & daughter in law (the Marines)--while they went on a trip to Hawaii. Man, if you have to babysit that is one nice place to visit. I cam back from that and I went on the ALLAGASH!!! My friend from Bethel, Bonnie, (Maine Explorations www.maineexplorations.com) who has done the Allagash solo a coupe of times, is a Maine Registered Guide and an Outward Bound instructor asked if I'd like to go along with her. What a great experience and the water level has NEVER been so high, the rapids were awesome and SHE knew what she was doing! What an incredible trip, one I have dreamed about for years and it all came true and out of the blue. I came back from that and then went on our annual family (car) camping reunion in Bridgeton for a week, two days after I got back from that my son flew out here with Mackenzie & Killian (the ones from Monterey, CA) for a week before he returns to another tour in Iraq! We had all 6 of our grandchildren here last weekend it was lots of fun but crazy. Mike and the kids flew out last night to go back to San Diego and I am just getting around to checking emails! I am home for the next two days and on Friday we are leaving for a week at C Pond in Andover, Maine for a week, this time I am going along with my husband so it will be nice to get a chance to spend some time with him this summer as well (although I think he has enjoyed having the house to himself most of the summer!)
So that is about it then I will be back to work when school starts after Labor Day What a summer!!!

What a summer

   

On the Allagash

I have decided to name my blog "In the Moment" to help remind me that I have so much to be grateful for and remind me to stay in the now. I always move on too fast and go on to the next thing before appreciating where I am now and what I am doing or have just done. Last week I was on a wilderness canoe/camping trip on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway in northern Maine. It was an incredible trip and I have so many great memories to post and share. I was with a friend of mine, Bonnie Pooley, who owns a company with Mac Davis, called Maine Explorations. Bonnie has completed the Allagash trip several times including solo trips so it was a privilege and an honor that she asked me to go along with her on this trip. The two of us were know as the "two ladies" out there, whenever we met up with the mostly male groups that is what we would hear "Oh you are the two ladies out here". I had a fantastic week and learned so much from the expertise, knowledge, wisdom and experience that Bonnie brought with her and was so willing to share with me.