We've made some great summer memories this year and we're only in the second week of July!
I treasure driving around with my 16-year-old son "looking for trouble." We found it in an Indian smoke shop that sells home-made cinnamon rolls the size of a pie plate.
Last weekend the oldest boy and I impulsively wrestled a ginormous blackberry patch behind our old house. We were determined to dig up and transplant some of the healthiest canes in order to get them growing at our new farm. We broke the spade as we dug. So we stopped and ate berries, and ate more berries. And took silly cell-phone pictures of berries.
One night after work I took the children to see a lamb we had donated to a petting zoo. Since we were already near the lake we decided to go to the shore and jump in. Clothes on. The cold lake water felt delicious.
This summer I'm making the most of the fact that I work at an amusement park. We're seeing the shows, splashing in the water park, and visiting the surrounding attractions.
We've made friends with some of the International Students. Even though life is already busy, "fitting in time" for these folks blesses us greatly. I've learned about "Akkee and Fish," the national dish of Jamaica. I also learned that one of the students has a one-year-old son at home. She had to leave him at home with her dad because this was the only work she could find. She works in Food Service at minimum wage.
I'm trying harder to lean in, instead of waiting for a better time to do "such and such." I'm sorting one box per day from our mountain of boxes from the move. And I'm not saving items "for a later date" as has been my custom.
I'm learning to organize and push myself as I've seen my best friend Y (from Japan) do.
She lives every day as if there could be an earthquake tomorrow. Now is the time to "get it done."
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