One last day

You didn't think I would let my last day of the extra long weekend go away quietly did you? This morning we all headed over to Topsfield to visit Bradley Palmer State Park. This is the former estate of Bradley Palmer, an early 20th century businessman/politico who advised Woodrow Wilson at Versailles and got caught up in the Teapot Dome Scandal. The park is mostly trails and there were tons of people riding their horses. The reason we went was for the wading pool the park has there. It was very nice - it was a good size, was fenced in, there was plenty of places to sit, a play area, bathrooms, etc. Kevin had a lot of fun but it was chilly today so he got pretty cold after a while. He was in the pool shivering like a leaf at one point!

After lunch and some play on the playground we headed out. We had to go to Hampton as one renter was leaving the cottage and another was coming in. There was some miscommunication so the person leaving didn't know another renter was coming in so we were there later than we had planned. But we killed some time walking on the rocks, playing on the beach, and hanging out with some friends who live down the street from the cottages.

But alas it's now back to reality. I have a ton of work to do tonight and the weeks ahead are going to be very busy and quite stressful. In addition to my six classes, I am working on two major projects at school, and I am going away for a few days in early October as part of a team visiting a high school as part of their decennial accredition. So I have to read a ton of documents to prepare for that, study up on the school, etc. This is all a ton of fun for me but with two kids, it does get a little stressful. But of course, I would not trade this life for all the money in the world.