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JerseyGirl · 04-10-2007, 11:12 AM

We have had the pleasure of having a family friend who opened first their rental home and then their owned home to us each year for a week on the island. This has been going on for over 30 years. We arrived as "dating", then "married", then "married with children". Usually it was in the summer, but occasionally we spent a long autum weekend. It is my husbands and my dream that if we could EVER afford to own - even a 2 room cabin - on the lake we will. Of course, after 3 kids, we are still waiting for that day! As we get older we feel the mainland may be our best, and safer bet. But I must say, I would miss the peace and specialness of island life. It is true that all of the above inconveniences are there - but it is also true that with proper planning it can be done. We have had as many as 16 mouths to feed for a week and have done it with careful planning and only a couple of runs to the store. It is also true that there are special costs and repairs. All of our children have bonded with the lake. And every single one of their friends that have come with us has done so also. There is only one station on the TV so there is plenty of time for books and board/card games, conversation and creative activities (ones that need some thinking and usually are outside!). We recharge our batteries and recharge our families. We catch up and slow down. And some of our funniest memories are those that are "inconveniences" - like getting soaked in the boat and chasing a bat in the house! But what can be grander than watching the meteor showers laying head to toe all the way down the dock? This is a sacred place to us. The kids are grown now and each still save some time for the lake each year. It's magical.

04-10-2007, 11:12 AM	#30
JerseyGirl Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Allentown, NJ Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Islands in Summer We have had the pleasure of having a family friend who opened first their rental home and then their owned home to us each year for a week on the island. This has been going on for over 30 years. We arrived as "dating", then "married", then "married with children". Usually it was in the summer, but occasionally we spent a long autum weekend. It is my husbands and my dream that if we could EVER afford to own - even a 2 room cabin - on the lake we will. Of course, after 3 kids, we are still waiting for that day! As we get older we feel the mainland may be our best, and safer bet. But I must say, I would miss the peace and specialness of island life. It is true that all of the above inconveniences are there - but it is also true that with proper planning it can be done. We have had as many as 16 mouths to feed for a week and have done it with careful planning and only a couple of runs to the store. It is also true that there are special costs and repairs. All of our children have bonded with the lake. And every single one of their friends that have come with us has done so also. There is only one station on the TV so there is plenty of time for books and board/card games, conversation and creative activities (ones that need some thinking and usually are outside!). We recharge our batteries and recharge our families. We catch up and slow down. And some of our funniest memories are those that are "inconveniences" - like getting soaked in the boat and chasing a bat in the house! But what can be grander than watching the meteor showers laying head to toe all the way down the dock? This is a sacred place to us. The kids are grown now and each still save some time for the lake each year. It's magical.