Summertime...

Summer means many things to us. It's a time to be lazy, but also a time to be busy. School may be out, but VBS, yard work, housework, and all manner of vacations and visitors will take up our time. But we also have time for the things we forget to do during the crazy school year. For example....

Summer is crazy board games with drawing and sculpting and acting things out. It's a time for insanely long games of canasta and pinochle. It's a time for finally getting around to beating the video games we got at Christmas.


Summer is concerts in the park and friends over with no more agenda than "play". It's a time for walks and playgrounds.

Summer is feeding baby ducks - aren't they cute?? It's a time for chipmunks in the yard, and birds singing us awake.

Summer is getting as wet as possible, as often as possible. Fountains, waterslides, rapids rides, or just the hose in the backyard will get the job done.

Summer is Dorney. As many times as we go, there's always something new - like Nicky getting to dance on stage with Linus last week!

Summer is movies. Lots of them. A cool, air conditioned theater on a hot day, with a fun or funny movie - sometimes even free!

Summer is thunderstorms, rolling through for hours or minutes. It's the muggy air before the storm and the cool breezes after. Summer is rainbows.

Sadly for me (but NOT for the kids), summer is Grandma's house. Tuesday, my kids will be kidnapped.... er.... BORROWED *ahem* by their Grandma. Then, summer will be fishing, boating, swimming, ceramics, woodworking, quilting, getting spoiled senseless, going to castles and zoos, learning piano, and playing games in the camper. At least for the kids it will! For me... well, I needed two weeks to get ready for VBS anyway. And I'll be doing some consulting at Scott's work again. So hopefully, that part of summer will fly.