We only got one boat ride in Saturday, which was cool and cloudy and threatening, but stayed dry until late in the afternoon. It was one of those rare summer days when the water was warmer than the air, so the kids were happy to swim and play on the water toys around the dock. L did some fishing, and caught the biggest fish she\u2019s ever caught. She came running up to the house yelling, \u201cDad! I caught a fish this big!\u201d with her hands about 18\u201d apart. We ran down and saw she indeed got a good-sized bass, but closer to 12\u201d than 18\u201d. She\u2019s obviously turning into quite the fisher as she\u2019s exaggerating about the size of her catches!<\/p>\n Sunday was pretty much a total washout, with heavy rain off-and-on all day. We still squeezed in a big family meal for lunch, then naps for a lot of us as the kids watched movies. The real fun kicked in Sunday evening when the power went out for about five hours. Thank goodness it was relatively cool outside or we would have been miserable without A\/C.<\/p>\n We packed up much earlier than planned Monday and came home for another lazy day. We stayed up and watched fireworks from Washington, D.C., New York, and Boston but that was the extent of our Independence Day celebrating.<\/p>\n Today we\u2019re off to the zoo with the Boston family. After three days in the 60s and 70s, it\u2019s supposed to be pushing 90 and humid. Timing, man, timing.<\/p>\n![\"Lia\u2019s](\"http:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSCF7950.jpg\")