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New Goings On Around Here

I’m so pleased to announced that Gretchen from Second Blooming and I are partnering together to bring you the Spin Cycle this year!

The Spin Cycle is a blogging link-up founded a few years back by Sprite’s Keeper, who had the fabulous idea to give her readers a topic and let them give their “spin” on it. She passed the Spin Cycle on to Gretchen, who always writes the most fabulous Spins! This blogging meme…or carnival…or link-up, whatever you want to call it, has inspired me many times during my years of blogging. When Gretchen asked me to be a part of it, I squealed, jumped up and down and said yes!

I hope you join in and are inspired by the Spin Cycle as well!

This week on The Spin Cycle…

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Welcome back, class. Your first assignment of the school year will be a short summary of your summer activities. Did you vacation? Staycation? Playcation? Sweatcation?

Is there anything you have learned? Any new experiences you would like to share with the class? Extra credit for pictures!

You can link yourself here all week. I’ll be back on Friday for my spin on “How I Spent My Summer Vacation”, and I’ll post the linky again on Friday so you can blog hop and see how others spent their summer vacation.

And be sure to run over to Second Blooming to visit Gretchen! Your link will show up over there, too…it’s two for the price of one! (Since there’s actually no charge, you get two for free. What could be better than free?)

Link up below!



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Summer Daze

We have no schedule at all. Only two weeks after the last day of school, and I’m already in a daze. (What day is it again?) Being at home with my girls makes me happy!

Summer days bring about all kinds of happy happy joy joy, which is what Gretchen at Second Blooming wants to know about this week.

Summer means ice cream, popsicles and fresh fruit. Juicy peaches and red, red strawberries. Plump blueberries and tart cherries from Michigan. Farmer’s markets and fresh salad on the table. Grilling most meals so that we don’t heat up the kitchen; less pots and pans to wash. Hamburgers, hot dogs, brats, served with garden fresh tomatoes and green onions and lemonade.

Everyone comes out to play in the summer. In the winter, we hibernate; we bundle up with blankets and sit on the couch. But as soon as the weather gets warm, the neighborhood comes alive. The playground is full of running, jumping and screaming kids. Neighbors walk by and stop to chat. Bedtime gets later and later each night because the sun doesn’t go down until well after 9 o’clock. Bursts of red, yellows and pinks bloom in gardens. The bright colors make cold February seem like a distant dream.

The pool is finally open, and in the afternoon we can go swimming for an hour or so. Jump into that cool, blue chlorinated water under a hot sun to splash around with the kids. At safety break, we bundle up in towels and sit on lounge chairs, almost too tired to move. Until we remember that an icy pop is only a quarter at the snack stand!

Don’t forget summer road trips. Roll down the windows and turn up the radio! Sing at the top of our lungs, play the alphabet game, have a snack, and then wonder how much longer. Tumble out of the car when we get there and get hugs and kisses from waiting relatives. Spend some time away from the worries at home and just relax.

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Happy happy joy joy!

What makes you happy?

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