Summer

  I was at the convenience store yesterday and overheard the following conversation.

Child to mom, " I am so glad you make us wait until the last day of school for our first slurpee."
Mom to child, " Slurpees are the start of summer. What kind are you getting?"
Child to mom," I think I want blue because before I had a Coke one and it was good, but it wasn't blue and I like when my teeth to turn blue and then Dad knows when he sees my blue teeth that it is really summer and blue is like the pool and the beach and a Coke one is just brown and... but I know I like the Coke one but I think blue, yes blue.  I am going to get blue."
Mom to child, " Blue it is."
Child to Mom, " What kind are you getting?"
Mom to child, " Blue of course, I don't want you to be the only one with the cool blue teeth!"
Child to Mom,as he took her hand, " It is going to be so great!"


I was on my way to get my usual unsweetened ice tea,
but I had to circle back
and get a blue slushee.

The kid was right. It tasted like summer! 

(my blue teeth weren't a huge hit in my graduate class, but I could tell, they were just jealous.)


The ability to celebrate the everyday- what a great gift for a mom to give to her child.
The ability to celebrate the everyday- that is my wish for you on this Tuesday morning.