* It's too damn hot. ** The Library rocks, especially on hot days . *** Books on CDs for kids are awesome for when you're ...

...go to the library and spend three hours there reading and coloring and reading and having an awesome, one-on-one time without having to d...

* I still hate summer, even when there's a pool involved. Okay, maybe it's not too bad if I can submerge my body in water all d...

* This Summer is only technically a couple weeks old and, once again, it's proving that I'm just not a Summer person. I hate the...

Independence Day has never been a big deal in my family growing up. I think divorce will do that to a family. From what I can recall, I gen...

One of my favorite photos from 2011 is one I took of Lovie in the dead of summer on July 31st. We were at the park. Yet again. She was on...

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