August heat

Man, oh man, it is really hot here and things are melting fast. I love summer but feel overwhelmed and weak on these extra hot, humid days. Maybe I feel the heat more because I am getting older. As a kid I loved to go outside and make a tent on the fence with an old blanket and a basket of mom's clothes pins. We would wait all day long for dad to come home from work so we could head out to out to Eagle Lake and swim until dark. Mom would put together an amazing picnic and on arrival to the lake we would take our pop and plunk it into the cold water so we could have a cool, refreshing drink later on. We swam and splashed and made sand castles until mom's voice could be heard calling us to come on in the water it was time to dry off and go home. Those were the days of family, togetherness and love. Nothing beats those memories. I wish every kid could experience that kind of bonding and love that we had back then.