Jiminy Cricket

Thankfully, there is nothing much to report healthwise tonight. Nicole is feeling good. The pain in her back and ribcage has improved quite a bit. She has labs again tomorrow morning. Wednesday is her bone scan and an MRI of her lower back. A week from tomorrow is her second chemo treatment as well as a follow-up visit with her oncologist.

Sandy, Todd and Paige Curry came up for the weekend and despite Nicole's warnings about the weather we all went out on the boat. Within 20 minutes of launching, it began to pour... and hail... and the wind came up. Lucky for us Nicole & Bryan's boat has a bimini top.

What is a bimini, you might ask?

Well, it's the proper name for the umbrella, awning thingy that you can pull over the boat to protect you from the rain and sun.

I just learned this Saturday so couldn't wait to use the word, bimini, in everyday conversation. By the way, it rhymes with jiminy, as in Jiminy Cricket;)

So, where was I? It was raining and we were huddling under the bimini. Claire and Paige C. hid in the pop-up bathroom stall. Griffin stayed perfectly warm and dry under a blanket in his car seat. The rest of us got a little wet & cold. We toughed it out and it ended up being a gorgeous, sunny day. At one point Lake Milacs was so calm it almost looked like glass. Paige N. caught the first fish. Bryan caught 2 little ones and Todd caught 1 or 2 also. I'm sure Paige C. would have caught one also but she had to use the Tigger fishing pole (poor Paige)!

Instead of frying fresh fish that night, Bryan pulled some out of his freezer. We had so much fun!

Here was the rain & hail:

Brock washing his hands: Bryan & me:
Todd & Nicole:

Paige N. & Nicole
Brock & Paige C.:
Cutie Griffin:

Bryan's big catch:
Bryan & Nicole:

The end of the day:

Keep the prayers coming!