hume lake

30 minutes into the trip.
wiggle, wiggle, sway, sway.
van pulls over to the side of the road.
"what happened?"
"trailer's got a flat."

So there, on the shoulder of the 99 Fwy, we thankfully ate the delicious lunch Mom packed while waiting for the tire rescue unit. And, oddly, it turned out to be pretty fun. E entertained us with various impersonations and S showed us a new dance he learned the night before. Before long, we were on our way with a new Hume memory to add to the scrapbook!

A few of this year's highlights:










Kayaking. Thanks to generous friends, we enjoyed having two of our own kayaks to use. I don't think anything beats the peacefulness of gliding across a still lake at 7 a.m. J took me out the first time and I managed to get in and out without tipping over - I was very relieved! The second voyage was with S in the evening. He offered gentle instruction on improving my stroke and we enjoyed light conversation while taking in the sunset. It was the perfect mother and son moment...until we were paddling back to shore. All of a sudden S's strokes became frantic and I could hear his kayak fast approaching from behind. I didn't dare look back for fear of tipping. Then I heard it. Dip. Slurp. Spray. The water canon stealthly hid in his boat made its appearance and blasted me. I had to choose between revenge and possibly tipping or taking it like a mom. I chose to stay afloat and paddle as fast as I could, which wasn't fast enough!











The Game of Life: E, S and M played a marathon round of The Game of Life. It was a vintage version which turns out to be much more involved than the newer editions. For example, did you know your children (those little pink and blue sticks) can have children? And you can have more than one job at a time? The longer the game went on, the sillier they got and the more they laughed. It was music to my ears.


And we observed our traditions:




















Our last meal at Hume is in the Snack Shack featuring Hume Burgers and Root Beer Floats.











The family picture on the rock staircase.











Hours reading on the deck.











And, of course, the licorice!














We said a tearful goodbye to the cabin. It's up for sale and like so many other things in our lives, it will change. Next year S will be graduated and most likely working. My sister's family is grown and making their own memories now. So, before leaving, we scouted out a few smaller cabins for next year and began looking forward to Hume with a different view.