12 on 12.

The strangest thing happened.

We spent a week cottaging with family.  We arrived on Sunday, I spent all day Monday feverish bouncing from bed to couch, and by Tuesday I was feeling better.  Tuesday afternoon, as my Mom and I sat on the dock watching the kids swim, we had this conversation:

Mom:  What day is today?

Me:  Tuesday.  Why?

Mom:  What day did we get here?

Me:  Sunday.  The 11th.  Why?

Mom:  So if today is Tuesday and it's the 13th, what happened to 12 on 12?

Holy crap.  I slept through the 12th!  A brief, mild panic took over my body until I realized that every day at the cottage is the same.  So if we just pretended that the 14th was the 12th, no one would be the wiser.

So here you have the 12th.  Which is really the 14th.  But still the same.  Because it's cottage time.

August  :  Monday/Wednesday

01.  I woke up to this view every morning.  Beautiful.
02.  Josh is ridiculously consistent.  For example, the kid wakes up every morning with crazy hair.  Crazy cottage hair this week.  It made me laugh every single morning.
03.  Kid's breakfast:  hot chocolate, bagels and solitaire.
04.  This was a very popular couch this week.  Crossword puzzles, cuddling, snoozing, and Chris reading.
05.  Crazy Eights with Susan.  Took me back to our childhood - I loved that game!
06.  Again with the couch.  Only this time it is Sheldon reading.  Wait!  Sheldon reading?  :)
07.  Kayaks and Paddleboats were used non-stop all week long.  So fun!
08.  It was chilly at the water so I felt I needed socks.  And an ugly blanket.
09.  Cameras and books.  Sister and Mom.  It's a great way to spend the afternoons.
10.  Chris bought the kids water guns which resulted in many, many, many Mafia Wars.
11.  Put them together and these two are T-R-O-U-B-L-E!
12.  A beautiful late afternoon in the sun.