Hot Summer Days

Well, the last few days have really been hot. It feels like summer, that's for sure. Today I took Tori to the pool to go swimming. She ran into a couple of the girls on her All-Star Cheerleading Team. She had a lot of fun. I sat on the side and read a book and tried to keep current on my sunscreen. I just don't enjoy sitting in the sun. Funny thing, I couldn't convince my son to go swimming with us. He's also a red-head. I guess he's learned early on that sitting in the sun isn't fun when you are fair skinned. I managed to avoid getting too burned (thankfully). With all the heat my allergies have kicked in. Cotton is blowing all over the place and I can sure tell. I haven't found an allergy medicine that really does the job. Tori has bad allergies too. Good thing: Raspberries are planted and looking good. I also planted some lilac bushes. It will be nice when they really start to grow and I have flowers and berries. Cross your fingers for me. We also had the garage sale. What a bust. Every time I do a garage sale I resolve to never do one again. People are just cheap. Tori managed to make a few dollars selling soda pop and it's a good thing because Tom sent her iPod through the wash and she used her money to buy another one. Tyler's saving up for scout camp even though he'd rather spend it on video games. We're heading to my mom's house this weekend to help her out with some painting. I also want to visit my grandma. She's 91 and in hospice care right now. Time is precious. I'm enjoying my summer vacation. Tom is on season 5 of MASH. I tease him about being OCD. I can't do the MASH marathon even though I like the show. I did buy all 11 seasons on e-bay. Next big project: Get through the family reunion. I'm spear-heading the whole thing and discovering it's like having a pet elephant- there might be some perks....I'm just too busy with the work to see any of them just yet.