SUMMER RULES

I love summer so, so much.  While all the seasons have beauty, I must confess, I've never understood how anyone could enjoy winter or fall more than summer.  I love being hot.  I love being outside.  I love not having to wear socks or real shoes or warm PJs.  I love that the sun starts to come up way before 6:00 am.

Sandals! Painted Toes! Capris!

I was thinking about all of this as I sat outside on my lunch hour on Friday.  It prompted me to come up with my summer rules:

• Be outside at lunch as often as possible - whether I'm reading, writing, walking, eating, or just sitting and thinking (or not thinking).
• Run outside as much as possible.  Save cross training for rainy days.
• Skip buying ice cream at the grocery and go to Handel's, Rita's, or similar as often as possible!
• Don't worry about housework.  Call it good if the house isn't a complete wreck, we are all in fairly clean clothes, and the tub and toilets haven't turned black.
• Make simple syrup (for lemonade and mojitos) and  barbecue sauce from scratch.  Use both liberally.
• Take the boy outside to play at every opportunity.  Blow bubbles.  Get dirty.  Drink from the hose.  Repeat.