Cool Summer Nights

Teresa stood back from a distance and watched her girls as they played in the water. It all started with HarLee turning right into the water as Amber (their friend and neighbor) was watering the plants. The girls got out their pots and pan and were filling them up, and getting drinks out of the hose. At one point Gracie was just soaked and put her hand to her head.

Teresa laughed as she told me that she wanted to join them, but was afraid of neighbors driving down the street seeing a 30 year old running through the hose water. With this heat, what better way to stay cool. The innocence of children is wonderful to see! And with today's technology, it's nice to see that a hose and a little pot to fill up can be the utensils for fun.

Teresa shared with me how much she loved playing in the yard in water as a child - which reminded me of my own fun family moment. Mom was away, and one of us kids (three girls) somehow started a water fight - inside the house. It escalated when Dad brought the hose, from the outside, through the sliding glass door and turned it on at us kids - inside the house. All three of us girls were rollling on the floor laughing. But Mom wasn't happy in the least when she got home!