Last weekend there was a rare occasion in our house .. we had NOTHING planned - no birthday parties, no Church dinners, no Thirty-one Parties, NOTHING. IT WAS HEAVENLY!
After lunch we decided to walk the Fairview Resevoir. It is not a walk for the faint of stamina but Paul and I have walked this many times before. It would be the first time for the girls but they are the Energizer Bunnies ..
Off we went, climbed over the stone wall, cut through the neighbors yard and down to the Res. There is a path around the whole thing, about a car's width and it is relatively flat.
We walked for a ways and then Kristen started in that she was tired. We were in too deep at that point so we started distracting. We got around the back side from where we started and we could see Moriarty Magnet School through the trees and the bright new colored slide. The we searched for the water tower, threw some rocks in the water and looked for the "emergency" boat launch.
I noticed things I don't remember seeing before - like this amazing fence with Fleur de Lis finials on it.
It was overcast but warm so, perfect weather for a long walk. We found interesting rocks and vines.
Everyone pushed through .. about 3.25 miles later we were back home ... where we all settled in for a NAP!
#8 - I'm thankful for naps
There is something to be said for a quick 30 min nap on a Saturday afternoon. The funniest part of our walk was when Kristen announced "when we get home I am going to need a BIG drink and then a pepe" .... I'm not sure how or why that started at our house but we call little naps like that in the middle of the afternoon a "pepe" .. We earned that nap on Saturday!
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