Elements of a (Nearly) Perfect Day

• Canoe trip across the lake to spy the eagle's nest and pelicans
• Feeding the Ducks with Hunter
• Brunch cooked and consumed outside
• Afternoon shower (not because I don't normally shower but because I normally shower in the morning and there is something wonderful about having a shower in the middle of the afternoon when it's ridiculously hot and sticky)
• Finishing a good book while Julia and Hunter nap (Julia and Hunter napping at the same time)
• Relaxing on the deck
• Checking the sports channel and discovering that the Jays beat Boston
• Making Baylie laugh
• Barbecued Roast Beef and potatoes for supper
• A race at the Boat Launch
• Go Fish and Memory
• Seeing three deer on the evening walk past the railroad tracks
• Walking back and seeing fog on the lake
• Talking with Jason on the phone (remembering the early days of talking on the phone with Jason)
• An impending thunder storm

Why nearly perfect and not perfectly perfect?

• Moments of homesickness ("I miss Daddy", "I wish Daddy was here", "I want Daddy");
• Teething; and,
• Of course, Jason is at home