Cooling off this summer.....

What is WRONG with this picture???

It's July in Texas - Have we LOST our minds?

The heat must have finally got to them!

Is that what y'all are thinking?

If so, you don't know the WHOLE story.

And guess what - you've come to just the right place to find out! Well, yesterday was another Thrilling Thursday outing - this time we went ice skating. See - we haven't lost our minds - well, at least not from the heat. As Supreme Painter of the Universe I might be a few brain cells short from all of the paint fumes, but it has been too mild here this summer to be experiencing ANY heat related dementia. Perhaps God provided this summer just for us - to acclimate us gently to the Texas heat....because I think we may have had MANY days where we have been cooler than all of y'all in Alabama - VERY RARE. Even RARER (is that a word?) we have had VERY FEW days in the 90s. This time of year, the temps are usually close to or at 100. I am certainly NOT complaining....however, I am afraid that we may have to pay for it in August! But by then NO ONE will be use to the heat and the 5 of us won't stick out like sore thumbs! ha!

Ok - so back to the iceskating. This picture tells it all. Kyla got out there...started on the wall (as seen here) and before the end of the day was teaching a 20 year old Christian Day Camp counselor how to skate. SERIOUSLY! Summer (can be seen in the bottom right hand side of the photo) spent ALL of her time on the wall or on the ice (prostrate)...alternating between the two...OFTEN! It was just as good for me to get out - I could give my brain cells a rest from the fumes and stimulate them with some adult conversation. I miss my friends the most when we go out on these outings. It is something that I would have done with you and that just makes me miss all of y'all terribly! The first time it hit me was the trip to Natural Bridge Caverns - it just came from out of nowhere and really took me by surprise. I was driving to the caverns and just got all teary eyed...fortunately only my kids were with me - anyone else would have thought I had LOST it. This trip was a little easier because the adults sat out in the snack shop and we were able to visit with each other. There are many nice women at the church - some of them even SCRAPBOOK...so hey, they can't be BAD! ha! I just have to remind myself that my friendships with y'all didn't happen over night....it took many years to develop. I guess God is working on that patience "thing" again - too bad he won't just HURRY UP! :-)

I thought I would leave you with a humorous parting shot. Remember when I told you about our Elvis sighting? Where here his is.....caught on film....perhaps I will send it in to the Inquirer or Star mag. ha!