as we left the house, the sun was shining and the temperature was just right -- not too hot, not too cold. mr. pike remarked, "it's a shame to spend such a lovely day indoors." with that final thought, we emptied our laundry from the car, and i left mr. pike at the laundry mat.
i love going to costco. and as i nibbled on samples of black forest ham and chicken stir fry, i knew mr. pike had gotten the short end of the stick when it came to our saturday errands.
on my way home, i thought about what would make mr. pike most happy today. to be outside. so, i dropped off our groceries at home, packed a picnic, and grabbed mr. pike's kite.
when i returned to the laundry mat, i told mr. pike i had a surprise for him. we loaded up our car with our fresh, clean clothes and headed to the lake.
we watched the waves lap onto the shore and clouds roll by as we ate our lunch. it was a beautiful afternoon. then i pulled out the kite for its inaugural flight.
mr. pike released our kite -- and it soared over the lake. he ran up and down the shore keeping it moving with the wind. (i just watched, since i'm not moving as fast as i once did.) having some time to be outside made mr. pike very happy. it was a lovely reward for errands well done.
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Some days are like that -- there's too much to get done inside, but it's too beautiful to not be outside. I'm glad you were able to breakaway and get outdoors!
Fun! I haven't flown a kite for a long time. Clearly, I need to get out and do so. Way to look after Mr. Pike.
Aw, that was so thoughtful, M.
Mr. Pike is one lucky guy!
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