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Summer Froggy Fun

By Anonymous

This is our 10-day weather report:

As you can see, it is bloody freaking hot here. And it's only June. The really bad heat won't hit us until mid-July and then it will wear out its welcome through September.

This used to be okay. As a kid I spent hours in the pool or playing in the shady greenbelt behind my house. As a teen I still spent hours in the pool and even more as a lifeguard and swim coach. As an adult I used this magical time 100+ degree weather to stay indoors and catch up on picture albums, reading, and TV watching. I'd move slower, wear as little clothing as possible, and wait for our two weeks of Fall to arrive sometime in November.

But now I have a Landon, and Landon loves to be outside (or "adda" or "outda" as he constantly refers to it). It would be cruel to deny him this love for running in circles and getting all sweaty, but there are soooo many afternoons and evenings where I find myself asking "Landon are you sure you don't want to go inside? Maybe for a snack? Snacks! You love snacks! Snacks are inside, let's go!" He never falls for it and then I'm left all hot and sticky and feeling mildly guilty. I can't wait until he's old enough to go outside and play without adult supervision; I'll just sit by the kitchen window or maybe out on the covered porch, sip my lemonade, and wait for him to come show me his most recent boo boos.

This past Sunday Landon of course wanted to spend every waking moment outside and it was of course 10000 degrees, so I headed to the garage to find last year's froggy pool. And find it I did! Landon had a blast, I sat 3 feet away under the porch, with one eye on my new book (one recommended by you all) and the other on Landon's water shenanigans. There was a decent breeze and we spent nearly 2 happy hours together without suffering from heat stroke.

The froggy pool had a strong showing, but I don't know if it is up for the challenge of the August and September heat. We may need an upgrade by then.

Full post as published by Lag Liv on June 18, 2009 (boomark / email).