The Livin' Is Easy

Somehow I had my rose-colored glasses on and thought all the stress would leave my life when I stepped out of school at 11:57 yesterday morning. Some of it did, to be sure, but some of it remained.

Then I woke up today and it was raining. Rain. On my first full day of summer vacation; it just didn't seem fair. But then I remembered that if I didn't have a good day, it was no one's fault but my own. And so, we had a good day.

{Yes, I know his shoes are on the wrong feet. Our mantra lately is "choose your battles."}

We crossed the bridge and I said, "What do you think we'll see, Luke?" He said, "Maybe a crocodile!"
But first, I said, "Look at this pretty flower," and he said, "Actually, that's a daisy."

Then he told me what all these letters were and I thought, "When did you get so big?"

And then, we did see a crocodile, but I was assured, "It isn't real, mom, look."

We left for lunch and shared secrets with friends. Then we came home, where two boys took unprecedented naps.

Welcome, Summer 2010. You're going to be good to us.