- My most urgent obligation on most days is getting all of us to the pool, where the children don't fight and I sit with my friends and talk, laugh, and solve the world's problems.
- Getting "dressed up to go out" means finding some shorts that aren't frayed and maybe putting on some eye liner.
- The only time we have to hurry to get everyone out the door is on Sunday mornings; it's not a constant way of life.
- The ice at the swim club (like Sonic's ice).
- A swim suit is my work uniform (and, in my mind, has become acceptable dress at most retail establishments).
Things I will not miss about summer:
- The constant coating of sticky -- melted ice cream, sno-cone juice, popsicle drippings -- that cover most of the doorknobs in my house and a good portion of my car.
- My coiffe' choices are: ponytail or sweaty or both.
- Scorching my hand on car doors or door knobs facing the sun.
- My TXU bill.
- Being hot, hot, hot -- except when I'm freezing, freezing, freezing in the air conditioning (welcome to Southern Hills! :-)
You'll notice that most of the things I will miss are related to a lack of schedule, most of the things I won't miss are related to miserable temperatures that will stick around for the next 6-8 weeks. *sigh* I'll just have to remember what Riley says. When I asked Riley to help me with 'what I will miss' about summer, he had a great response: "What do you mean? There will always be another summer." I like his attitude! Somebody please remind me of that in January.
