July Coffee Date
Well, it’s the first Friday of the month, which means it’s time to join Coco and Deborah for the Ultimate Coffee Date! In spite of the record high temperatures here, I always drink hot earl grey tea in the morning. Grab a mug and let’s get started! The 4th of July has come and gone, and that makes me sad because it means that summer is half over. July 4th always feels like the midpoint, and my daughter’s school vacation is more than halfway done- they start school on August 10th. I don’t want the summer to end! In all the craziness of life, this summer has been a brief respite- my daughter hasn’t started high school yet, and my son has spent the whole summer at home. Once school starts, time will start rushing by. My daughter will be incredibly busy with high school activities, and my son will be living at school again, coming home to visit on the holidays. It’s very possible- probable- that I won’t have both kids home again for such an extended period, and it makes me sad. However! Yesterday, July 5th, I got this text from my sister: YES! July 5th is when the crazy people (i.e., us) start thinking about the fall holidays. It won’t be long before we start seeing Halloween ads! How exciting. In other news, my daughter finally got her septum piercing. I resisted it, then put it off, hoping she would forget, but she DID NOT FORGET, and we finally did it. I think if you like piercings in that area, it looks… sort of… cute. I’ve realized that I have to change my perspective about things, otherwise I’ll turn into one of those crotchety old people talking about how we did things in “my day” and muttering about “kids today.” So, bring on the piercings and turquoise hair (that’s coming up in a few weeks.) Why the hell not??? Lastly, if we were having coffee (tea) together, I would tell you that Engie is hosting a book club on her blog: This post explains the format, but we’ll be reading five chapters a week. The first “meeting” is July 10th, where Engie will post a brief summary of chapters 1-5 and some questions to get us started. We will discuss in the comments- I can’t wait! It’s not too late to join- grab your book and get reading! Have you read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn? – I read it as a teenager and am looking forward to reading it again. Do you feel like the summer is half over after July 4th?