Day to Day happenings in my life

Summer fun

PROMPT July 13th

Write about your favorite summer activity.

It’s the middle of winter here so Summer seems a long way away. However my husband who is 77 had a sudden desire to re-enact our younger years. He bought a ski boat. Forty or more years ago we used to take our young family water skiing at every chance we had. Hubby would call me and say “ I’m finishing work early, go get the kids out of school.” And often we’d go to the river early in the mornings and cook breakfast and ski.
Anyway last summer on his insistence we became the proud owners of a ski boat once again. Each weekend he’d send out the call to children, adult grandchildren and great grandchildren, “Let’s go skiing this weekend,” he’d suggest. But everyone is so busy these days. Great-grandchildren have sport or birthday parties. Or someone is having to work. Whatever it was, the boat went out once only. Much to hubby’s disappointment. He didn’t grasp he was no longer in control, he couldn’t just believe because it was such a beautiful day that everyone didn’t answer the call and drop everything. It’s been a bit sad really.
However the good news is the boat is going to be taken on a family camping holiday at Christmas. There is one very excited man in our house.