For the past 4 days, I’ve sat looking out this window at the beautiful sunshine, knowing that Summer ! In ! Michigan !! is finally here. From 7:30 until 5:30, I’ve sat here. Then, I got to go home - and here’s what the last 4 evenings have meant:

• Monday: Went home, changed clothes, drove to Momanddad’s house (these people, as you will learn in a future post are inseparable….therefore, they get only one name), played with one niece and four nephews visiting from Virginia, helped Momanddad get cover off of pool, crammed spaghetti and salad into mouth, drove home, watered flowers and newly planted grass, sat on porch for 20 minutes, went to bed.

• Tuesday: Went home, found out that nephew (see Monday) was coming to spend the night, changed clothes, waited for nephew to come, admired newly poured asphalt driveway, helped Mr. Hot move large piles of dirt that the men with heavy equipment left, greeted nephew, went to pick up pizza for nephew and Shortman, went to store to get drinks and snacks for nephew and Shortman, watered plants and newly planted grass, sat on porch for 20 minutes, went to bed.
• Wednesday: Went home, changed clothes, opened bill for new computer, took Shortman to baseball game, found no one at baseball field, realized coach’s phone number NOT in phone, drove home, got coach’s phone number, called coach, found out there is no game (but there’s practice in 20 minutes), drove back to baseball field, dropped off Shortman, drove home, ate a sandwich, watered plants, drove to pick up Shortman, drove home, watered newly planted grass, sat on porch for 20 minutes, went to bed.
• Thursday: Will go home, change clothes, go to the grocery store, go to the pet store, water plants and newly planted grass, go to bed.

So, at Noon today, I decided that on Friday, I will:

• Stay at home. Like all Day. Like not show my face in the office. And Enjoy. Summer. In. Michigan.
• Find a ‘Beach book’, even though the only sand around will be the sand that Mr. Hot is using to level the pavers on the “Put grill here” part of the patio.
• Drink some nice summery drink that I will buy the ingredients for at the grocery store tonight.
• Give myself a new pedicure, so I can wear some new sandals that I plan on buying tonight at the shoe store next to the pet store.

—- It only lasts about 8 weeks y’all….then the doom that is Fall and Winter appear on the horizon. I am SO not a Winter Wonderland type of person. But sometimes, there are perks to being in charge. —-