Summer time!! Isn't it great?? Full of get-togethers with family and friends, long hot days and schedules that are over-flowing! I love it! I have threatened my grandchildren with getting in the kiddie pool with them (its on the back patio so maybe not too many people will see me!) ...the slip-n-slide looks fun too but these ol' knees won't allow that!! Why is that hot dogs cooked on the grill are so much better than the ones you make in your kitchen?? And we won't even talk about the home-made ice cream... just one word~yum! I took my two oldest grandkids to see the new Ice Age movie and was shocked at the prices,especially for the food. My granddaughter still gets in free since she isn't three years old yet, thank goodness. But a medium drink and a medium popcorn were $12.00!! Are you kidding me??!! But the movie was really good and worth the money we paid. July the 4th was celebrated at my sisters house with a cook-out and just spending the day with family and friends. She lives near the high school so we "old folks" watched them from the house while the "younguns" walked the half-mile to watch up-close.