Friday, July 1, 2011
FIVE MINUTE FRIDAYS- Welcome
Meandering over to The Gypsy Mama, joining the blogroll for FIVE MINUTE FRIDAYS: here is my unfettered, unadulturated post for the evening:
Welcome.... to our summer- the season that felt like the prodigal son- having abandoned us for a long time- leaving me a little lonesome and bitter. Summer in Pittsburgh is a rouse really- it exists to fool us into thinking that we might be able to stick it out just one more year...those five month winters, where the sky is endlessly grey and seasonal affective disorder is so much a reality to everyone that it is not really a disorder at all- just a state of being here in Western Pennsylvania- Summer makes us forget all that. Splashing in pools, making new friends, learning new and exciting non-schooly things at camp. No bedtimes. Glorious family living.
Welcome to our summer.
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| "Mommy and Lily Camp"-shake tasting at local coffee hubs. |
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| Liam, our lacrosse player- the "midi" position |
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| Gymkhana Summer Camp! Trampolines, Zip-lines and Climbing Walls, oh my! |
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| Seth chose "Fwies" as his sole dinner request for his 4th birthday |
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| Summer fun is falling asleep watching a movie and getting an impromptu mask courtesy of your pesky brother with a marker |
Welcome to our summer.
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- Judy Ollerenshaw Sombar
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- Forty-One year-old, mother and staunch advocate of four young children, passionate warrior of truth and self, finding the soul in each day, sharing my struggles and triumphs as I live them. Mostly I do this for me, so my thoughts don't race as much at night as they used to. But I also give this to those of you who need to know, in any or every way, that you are not alone.
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1 comments:
What a lovely homage to your kind of summers :) I especially liked the prodigal reference. And I really enjoyed the pictorial that accompanied it as well :)