this sweet beatiful mess

happy monday, everyone! this is my favorite mug. & i'm drinking coffee out of it & playing on the computer. & enjoying the quiet--oh, except for matt lauer & anne curry in my living room. & after thursday, there will be no more quiet mornings. not until august 29 or something. however, i am looking forward to being lazy in the mornings--no having to get up & bark out the usual: "brush your teeth! find your shoes! did you brush your teeth? i don't know where your shoes are. grab a sweatshirt; no, not that one, it has holes in it. BRUSH YOUR TEETH!! bailee, please do something with that hair. i don't know where your library book is. bo, please pick up your wet towel! did you eat something? put away the cereal & milk, please. did you brush your teeth???!" (& no more putting kids to bed when it looks like it's about 3:00 in the afternoon. eli & zach have a had a hard time with that. i remember not quite "getting" that too, as a kid. :) )

whew. anyways...that's a lot of barking. i think the kids will be more excited about that being done than me. :) they are VERY excited about summer coming...remember what that feeling was like as a kid? lets see...summer for me is: the sound of a lawn mower, open windows, the slam of screen doors, (we have two!) popsicles, kool-aid, the smell of coppertone sunscreen lotion, the smell of a bbq grilling, playing at the beach, flip-flops, tan little fingers & hands, freckles, camping(which we need to do more of), american flags on houses, & of course, the fair, & i'm sure more stuff that will hit me & fill me with nostalgia as this summer cruises on by.

what is summer for you?

have a great day, everyone.