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LaScalapolooza Father's Day

We;ve gotten to know Dave and Verona's family over the years and they have graciously started to invite us to family gatherings since we do not have any family in town. They are a fun bunch of Italians! On Father's Day, Verona's cousin Chip and his wife Nena hosted a BBQ party. Chip told us to come over a little early so Ms. P could go swimming with his children. Ms. P not only loves playing with older children (if you call 4 and 7 old) but she loves water so I thought swimming would be fun. Ms. P has been in pools before but it was last year when she was only a wee little thing. Now that she is a wee bigger and is more aware of her surrounding I can safely say she enjoyed her swimming experience. All the squeals and the fact that she wanted me to let go of her despite the fact that she can't swim, gave me a pretty good indicator that she liked the water. The kids played in the water for over an hour or rather until their lips turned blue and I had to pull Ms. P out of the pool. She had so much fun that I am going to have to get my act together and take to the public pool down the street. Not only was it fun for her but for me and got me some much needed exercise! After swimming, Nena had a wonderful spread waiting for us. Everyone brought a dish to pass (we brought a pie from THOP). I wasn't about to pass up tri-tip and mac n cheese so I thought I would cheat a little but alas when I took my blood sugar I was a-okay! Yay! I don't eat much beef anymore so the tri-tip was a special treat. We had fun hanging out on Chip's deck. Everyone enjoyed spending time with Ms. P and she had a great time with them. The kids ended up running around in the front yard by the end of the night. Verona said she will pass out when we we left for home but she must have been hyped up on all the treats she had because she wouldn't go to bed until 10:30pm that night! Ut Oh as she would say!

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