07.10

Home. If only some one would clean it for me.

07.09

We stayed longer than we'd expected. Kids were falling asleep in the water. But they still had energy for the evening explorations.

07.08

Bone Path. Wand Path. Mossy Rock. Gorge Path. Dirt, grime, sweat, mud. Happy kids.

07.07

Everything started off wrong. But it ended up working out beautifully.

07.06

It's ridiculous of me to focus on the emptiness when there really is fullness all around.

07.05

They were so entranced with making this world for their queen frog. I just couldn't break it to them that the queen was dead. And I couldn't look either.

07.04

I asked him if this was the worst day of his life. He said it was the best. And that nearly every day was the best day of his life. How quickly he changes his tune.

07.03

If I just sat very still, I could pretend I wasn't that hot.

07.02

So many things went other than planned. I got a bit flustered but I didn't cry. That was one of my biggest triumphs in a while.

07.01

Summer is so much more bearable in lush grass and a steady breeze.

06.30

Definitions of summer are ever-changing. Today's: bare feet, bare little boy chests, bike helmets, sidewalk chalk, wet, grass-covered feet, remnants of ice cream on faces.

06.29

We've never lived here, but the place still feels like home.

06.28

Every day is a struggle not to make things all about me. I fail a lot. This day I failed more than usual.

06.27

He came up with an activity where we each told our favorite memory of cousin camping trips past. He's not going to be able to sleep because of the anticipation.

06.26

I wonder when the self-doubt ever lets up. I'm guessing never.

06.25

Home all day. Check one off the reading list.

06.24

Remnants of the party. It was exactly what he wanted. His friends, pool noodles, and pandemonium.

06.23

The day unfolded into a spontaneously perfect celebration.

06.22

I laid on my back and watched the leaves blow in the wind. I could see the spots in my eyes. I was on my front lawn again, a kid.

06.21

He was undefeated the whole day. Six straight wins.