I need a vacation from my vacation....

Well, we're back from vacation...and what fun we had! All told, between us going up to northern Michigan for four or five days and then having visitors at our home from North Carolina for four days, I'm pooped out! I wouldn't trade the fun and memories, though, of spending time with loved ones that we live so far away from now. Every moment was to be lived to the fullest. And it was. Just the way I like it!

Summer Vacation Has Started

I love summer. Summer is my favorite time of the year (as I've said over and over again ad nauseum). I love warm weather, flowers, sun, swimming and just the whole undisciplined manor of the season.

I love having my boys home too. No homework, lots of playing and swimming, late nights and bon fires. Lots of fun doing pretty much nothing really. But that's the beauty of summer, isn't it? Lots of time to take it easy.

I think all of us need a little bit of down time and I think summer provides that. Even if you work all summer, at least the days are longer. There just seems to be more time to live our lives and slow down a little bit. To stop and smell the roses, if you will.

What does summer mean to you?