today

Last night was a lot of fun. Josh endured the initiation ceremony into our family. Every time a new member of the family visits for the first time, they have to eat a little neck. This is a raw clam! Lauren, who had evaded the initiation for years also participated. She gagged, Josh said it was OK. I thought it was great! Then we ate lobsters and steamers (steamed clams).

After dinner, we went to Sunday School which is an incredible ice cream store in town. When we came back, I realized that I had left the screen door open into the garage, and a huge raccoon was in there! It took my brother and brother-in-law quite a while to get it out.

Today, we headed to Cuffy's on the Cape and did a lot of shopping in Chatham. We ate pizza for dinner in town. The weather was incredible here. If I closed my eyes and didn't know where I was, I would have sworn that it was Christmas back home. The weather was cool and overcast and there was a smell of wood burning. We are having such a good time together. It has been so much fun spending such a large amount of time with my siblings, husband, and bro-in-law.

Another interesting experience today was going to the fisherman's pier. This is the place where all of the local fishermen bring their catches of the day. Today they were unloading hundreds of cod. Sea lions and sea gulls were there to watch as well. You can only imagine the smell!

Well, tonight, we are going to enjoy some time with Bryon. He will be leaving us tomorrow b/c of a court case that couldn't be reset.