the summer wind...Like painted kites, those days and nights went flyin' by. The world was new beneath a blue umbrella sky.- as sung by the great Ole Blue Eyes
Today was the first real day of summer vacation. My sons' friends have all already gone on vacation, so truly, they are alone on the circle until someone comes home. It was so hard to get them to go outside and PLAY!!! My husband and I bemoan the fact that so many children now do not have the opportunity to go outside- whether they live in unsafe neighborhoods, or the air quality is bad, or there is no one to supervise them. and yet, my sons face none of those obstacles but prefer the world of computer games and XBox to being outside, feeling the warmth of the sun on their upturned faces.
What I wouldn't give to be them...no dishes calling my name, no three meals to get on the table for a family who is always "starving," no laundry that needs doing because I'm too short to reach the machines (I LOVED that excuse when I was younger)...
My goal this summer is to get out and play...and if they won't come with me, I will play alone (yes, Grease fans, I overlooked the opportunity to say the famous line about why one should join the band!).
The world may have changed (no Country Club pool, a fact which still breaks my heart)...but I am determined to regain a little of the child's wonder of summer...and make sure my sons capture it too!
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