Enjoying the Small Things.....

Last weekend Kevin and I went out and sat on the deck one evening once we had gotten the kids to bed. It was the first time that we got to use the deck since Kevin had spent two days sanding and refinishing it. We sat out there and had a bottle of Magners cider together. It felt surprisingly sane, and grown up, and peaceful.

One of the things that was so neat for us was that we saw our very first fireflies! Yes, we grew up as city kids! It seems that there is a very dense population of fireflies in our area, and specifically on our property. We had our very own light show! It found it fascinating to watch. I was excited every time I noticed another light coming from the forest.

We also seem to have a few bats too. Normally this would really creep me out...but considering that bats eat mosquitos, I am thinking of setting up a welcoming committee for them. We seem to have an abundance of mosquitos too. I guess that is the trade off for the beauty of a wooded lot. The bats were also quite cool to watch as the dusk settled. They move really quickly. It took Kevin quite a while to catch them in his line of sight once I pointed them out to him. I guess that was the result of his stellar night vision (yeah....right)! :)

In other miscellaneous info....Noah and I attended a new church last Sunday. We happen to have a Lutheran church just down the road. From what I hear, we should consider ourselves lucky because apparently there aren't many of them in New England. The service was enjoyable but not typical, as is often the case during the summer months. In place of a sermon, there were a group of students and their parents who spoke about a trip that they took to one of the hurricane ravaged areas that Katrina hit. They traveled there in order to donate their time to assist in the rebuilding efforts. It was very moving to hear, and I am glad that we were there to hear about their experiences. I look forward to going back to the church again, and hope that it offers us what we are looking for.