More Random Summer Musings

I love that I live in a place that has seasons.  I love the changes of the season that allow for a variety of activities and a range of memories to create throughout the year. Jim's garden thrives in the summer.  While I don't do anything with the garden, I do enjoy picking the produce and cooking said produce.

(Jim's garden from left to right, top to bottom: Pumpkin; giant yellow squash, zucchini, green pepper, more zucchini, potatoes, more yellow squash)

In addition to Jim's produce I also love hot dogs (and corn dogs and pretzel dogs).  Summer seems to lend itself to hot dogs.  If you make hot dogs for dinner in December you get dirty looks.  In the summer, it's festive! It's also festive to wear jersey knit shorts and a t-shirt while you play in the street with your children.

(Photo by Lilly)

When I was pregnant with Jack I would secretly eat hot dogs against prenatal conventional wisdom and advice.  I ate them secretly until I confessed in a burst of tears to my OB that I was probably ruining my baby with my processed meat products.  She told me there was no conclusive evidence against hot dogs and pregnancy.  She might have just said that to calm a slightly psychotic pregnant lady, either way it worked and slightly eased my guilt, and Jack turned out just fine. 

I am doing my best to enjoy the summer and to help my children enjoy the summer.  However it doesn't really help when people (and by people I mean online articles, blogs, and pinterest quotes) keep telling me to slow down and savor every minute of summer.  I feel a little like Scrooge when he said "Let me keep Christmas in my own way..."  I echo his sentiment by saying "Let me keep Summer in my own way!"  (I hope I have no ghost visitations tonight).

My children and I are trying our best to pave our way through this summer in our own fashion.  To find our own paths of happiness. Some days that means we go-go-go, and other days we rest.

The occasional breakfast on the trampoline, walks, pool time, outings, books, library.  All fun and all enjoyable, hopefully creating memories.

I hope you are having a happy summer in whatever way you choose to keep it.