Mom on the Spot

What gives?

We had, what a record run of sunshine and rainless days in May/June, and, and, and… then you rip it from our pale Vitamin D starved epidermis just as school lets out? !!!

*blinking*

What’s the deal, Weather?

I painted words of summer celebration all over the windows of my very attractive minivan for the last day of school.

And by the end of the day, the letters looked like they had been crying over a break-up. I did not take pictures of their “tears”. I wanted us to remember the good times… *sniffle*

I hate to be a complainer, Weather.  I reside here in the Pacific Northwest fully expecting rain and cool-ish weather. However…

How. Ever.

You just can’t give us the glory of the sun for days on end, only to rip her away — the weekend before school lets out!

Come on! We want to bask in the shade of the Indianola Dock… our children want to feel the burn of a hot slide on the backs of their legs… Remember that one day back in May when I took my kids to Lyons Park and the sprinkler system went off? My youngest… her eyes burned from the “sunscream” that dripped in her eyes. Oh the joys that sunshine brings!

Just look at the fun we had in the sun, Weather:

In fact, the sun was so bright, not one child could bear to keep his/her eyes open for one measly picture. However, they did eat all of their 50 cent ice cream cone from Central Market. Weather, we want to to be blinded by the sun!

We want to wear our sunglasses, sunscreen and let ice cream be our source of relief.

Weather, will you please let the sun come out and play? We promise, we won’t take it for granted.

{A special thanks and shout out to Lisa of The Blozulfog for her permission to post a picture involving her children in the “Ice Cream Eaters Blinded by the Glory of the Sun” picture}

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