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| Suck it up, Kids. You're going! |
As yet another Summer winds down, I'm
in a last-minute dash to get some of my “Must-Dos” off my
list. It's not going to be easy this week because Junior is down
with a fever, but here's what's on my list and what you might want to
do for the next two weeks before school starts:
- Drag the kids to the pool as much as possible. Inevitably, the cool weather we're now having in the Northeast will subside and hot-hot weather will come back to this area, ironically enough, just as the town pool closes. Sure, the kids claim they're all “pooled out,” but once they see that “Closed For The Season” sign, they'll be wishing they'd gone more often.
- See as many out-of-town friends as possible. Those are the people we won't be running into at the grocery store or local functions and we may not see them for quite a while once school begins. Now is the time to have them visit.
- Get the maximum use out of sandals, flip-flops and shorts. They won't be fitting the kids next year.
- Sit out in the backyard and savor these warm evenings. It's already getting darker earlier in the evening and once school starts, there won't be any time to enjoy the lawn chairs and leaf-free grass. Do it now before you wind up packing the cushions and umbrella in for the Fall.
- Greedily bite into the fruits of summer while they're still local. Watermelon, peaches, cherries, cantaloupe are especially delicious this season. Sure, I can get them “imported from Chile,” but why wait when they're harvested nearby?
The leaves are just beginning to turn
colors and soon the pool bag will be put away and the backpacks taken
out. Schedules will get tight as, once again, the seasons of our
lives change. It's time to “seize the moment” and grab the last
bits of Summer while we still can!
What are you going to do to savor the
last moments of Summer? I'd really like to know!
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Thanks for reading! Enjoy the day!
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