What do I love about summer? Back in the days of kids at home, we always had good times.Swimming, tennis, hiking, beach vacations, Yellowstone, summer fieldtrips to Bingham Copper Mine (remember the absolutely HUGE tires?) pioneer museum, Liberty Park and Hogle Zoo. Don't worry, we also spent time working as my kids will attest. They always got their list for the day. The most hated job was "put things away for Mom". There was no end to that chore. What were they best at? Eric always got an early start on his chores and finished first. You could call on Whit to actually cook for the family when I had to be away at meal time. Ty was best at tending "the girls" though he knew if they came in crying, he would not get his compensation, monetarily or otherwise. Kate was great at running errands -- when she was little, she fetched things for me. When she became licensed to drive a car, she did all the errands for me -- grocery shopping, dry cleaners, pharmacy, library, post office. She even did the coupon clipping for me. That's what makes Kate a champion shopper today. (Jason, you're welcome.) One of Becca's jobs was the laundry. You want someone who really cares about what she wears and how it is laundered to be in charge of that. All in all, I will say, the kids did learn how to work. Work Hard! Play Hard! Haven't we all heard that a few hundred times. Check out the photos of early summer with the grandkids. A swim meet, Memorial Day BBQ, swim party. Have a great summer, y'all.
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