3 Things I Love About Summer....

Summer time brings lots of great things, and here are some of my favorites!

1. Fresh Fruit!

I love the bright colors, the juicy pop in your mouth, and the delicious ripe smell of fresh berries.

2. City wide carnivals and fairs, with lots of parades and never ending candy!



3. And my favorite of all time.... Swimming!!!

Speaking of swimming, Kara started taking her first swimming lesson last week. One of our neighbors was nice enough to let us borrow their pool for a private swimming lesson for Kara for 2 weeks. The first day she did great, blowing bubbles (or shall I say, drinking the water), kicking and splashing. The next several days were not as successful, she developed a sudden fear of getting in the water after her first lesson.... but now today I got a wonderful report that she spent an hour in the pool just kicking and splashing and jumping in!! Look at that natural form!

I LOVE Summer!

Funny Things....

My grandfathers birthday is on the 4th of July. Every year I send him chocolate covered strawberries for his birthday, usually decorated in Red, White, and Blue. He is a widowed man who lives in the Poconos of Pennsylvania and has a dear friend Tony who lives next door who's wife also passed away.
Anyways, when he called me tonight to thank me for the strawberries we had a very interesting conversation, it went something like this:

Me: So are you and Tony going to have dinner together tonight? (something they do regularly)
Poppy: Oh no, I had dinner at my place and he ate at his. But we are getting together for dessert, kind of like a date. But we're not gay..... the ladies will be coming over later.

Me: laughing uncontrollably...

The mans got wit and humor. And he never ceases to amaze me with the things that come out of his mouth!

Happy Happy Birthday Poppy!!!!!