SUMMER is Here! WALLOW in it!
Do you remember that we had ALL SUMMER to do the things we wanted? We rode our bikes, took blackberries off the bushes, played softball, bought penny candy/hot pickles/potato chips/soda pop all the time, and dreamed about what it would be like to grow up. We thought grownups had all the fun because it appeared that NO ONE told them what to do! But the truth was, we had it GOOD - we just didn’t know it!
Boomer youngsters used to play ‘hide & go seek’, climb trees, scratch bug bites, get sick from eating the green pears off Mr. Johnson’s pear tree and try to stay out of fights. We’d lay on the ground looking up at the sky to ponder the shapes of clouds, wondered why the sky is blue, and be fascinated by worms, tadpoles and gold fish.
Swimming used to be the coolest (and I MEAN coolest!) thing to do. Having a backyard carnival or puppet show was neat too!
I’m really not a sentimental boomer woman as it seems here. I just want to remember how wonderful Summer was. We didn’t even go back to school until the Monday after Labor Day.
And more importantly, we lived in the MOMENT – not looking ahead to the change in seasons and the program for our daily lives.
It ticks me off that TV advertisers will start talking about Fall/Winter in the next week or so. There will be ‘back-to-school’ commercials because many kids will go back to school in August (sad, so sad!). Retailers want parents to be prepared now to get discounts on school clothes and supplies.
And some folks will start talking about Labor Day and what the weekend with this holiday will bring.
Pleeeeeeeeeeeze! I have waited ALL YEAR for Summer to FINALLY get here! I want to relish every day that allows me to go sleeveless, makes me want the coolness of pool water, and lets me walk barefoot on my patio. Don’t you want to feel the warmth of the sunshine on your skin, look at beautiful flowers in your and your neighbor’s yards, and watch the children have fun running around playing outside?
THAT’S what I’m TALKING ABOUT!
Live for today and ENJOY! Luv ya!
Do you remember that we had ALL SUMMER to do the things we wanted? We rode our bikes, took blackberries off the bushes, played softball, bought penny candy/hot pickles/potato chips/soda pop all the time, and dreamed about what it would be like to grow up. We thought grownups had all the fun because it appeared that NO ONE told them what to do! But the truth was, we had it GOOD - we just didn’t know it!
Boomer youngsters used to play ‘hide & go seek’, climb trees, scratch bug bites, get sick from eating the green pears off Mr. Johnson’s pear tree and try to stay out of fights. We’d lay on the ground looking up at the sky to ponder the shapes of clouds, wondered why the sky is blue, and be fascinated by worms, tadpoles and gold fish.
Swimming used to be the coolest (and I MEAN coolest!) thing to do. Having a backyard carnival or puppet show was neat too!
I’m really not a sentimental boomer woman as it seems here. I just want to remember how wonderful Summer was. We didn’t even go back to school until the Monday after Labor Day.
And more importantly, we lived in the MOMENT – not looking ahead to the change in seasons and the program for our daily lives.
It ticks me off that TV advertisers will start talking about Fall/Winter in the next week or so. There will be ‘back-to-school’ commercials because many kids will go back to school in August (sad, so sad!). Retailers want parents to be prepared now to get discounts on school clothes and supplies.
And some folks will start talking about Labor Day and what the weekend with this holiday will bring.
Pleeeeeeeeeeeze! I have waited ALL YEAR for Summer to FINALLY get here! I want to relish every day that allows me to go sleeveless, makes me want the coolness of pool water, and lets me walk barefoot on my patio. Don’t you want to feel the warmth of the sunshine on your skin, look at beautiful flowers in your and your neighbor’s yards, and watch the children have fun running around playing outside?
THAT’S what I’m TALKING ABOUT!
Live for today and ENJOY! Luv ya!
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