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Last week, Grace and I went to the grocery store. As always, Grace drove a car attached to my cart, honking and checking out the products near the floor.
Just past the produce department, we ran into my calculus teacher from high school – a woman I adored then and continue to adore. I parked our car cart and proceeded to chat with my former teacher and colleague (who’s been retired now for a few years).
By the time we finished chatting, Grace had spied some gumdrops.
You know, the ones in the …
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Summer is never long enough for me.
There are never enough days in the sun. Never enough time spent pretending. Never enough giggles, enough games, enough picnics.
It’s kinda like childhood. It goes by too quickly. Before I knew it, Grace was wearing goggles and an inner tube instead of her inflatable floaties or a life jacket.
{sigh}
There just aren’t enough moments.
Farewell, summer. We’ll miss you.
Happily submitted to 5 minutes for Mom, Wordful …
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Some things are fun no matter where you do them.
{Jumping on the Bouncing Pillow at Cherry Crest Farm}
No matter how hot it is outside.
{94 with high humidity}
No matter how dirty you are.
{Covered with dust}
No matter how red your face gets.
{Speaks for itself}
No matter who’s with you.
{Best friends you met a few hours earlier}
No matter what’s going on around you.
{The Strasburg Railroad passes through Cherry Crest Farm.}
No matter how many time your Mom makes you take a break for a drink of water.
{I lost count.}
Some things are just plain fun.
Like bouncing.
Happily …
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One of our best friends has an amazing swimming pool; we spend many of our summer days there.
Some of my favorite memories summer after summer are made at her home. It’s the perfect combination: good friends, good food, and a lot of laughter.
Some time this summer, Grace discovered that she could reach the bottom in the shallow end of the pool. Since then, she hasn’t wanted to wear her swimmies, replacing them almost all of the time with a simple pink inner tube.
Her confidence doesn’t end …
