Heart and Thoughts, They Fade....

 Jude's heart-shaped road rash

 Elizabeth's awesome heart rock find

Mumma's warped heart rock find (so fitting)

August, really?  We all say it "where did summer go?"  I am pretty sure part of my summer went to putting the slushy kids on the beach through college.  Part of summer is on my face in form of a few new wrinkles.  Elizabeth is sporting summer in her hair, a green tint from all her swimming.  Jude is lovingly sporting summer on his arm in the shape of a heart from his bike injury.  Summer is on our forever dirty calloused feet from dancing barefoot on a Castle lawn, tiptoeing across hot sand, gripping barnacle covered rocks.  Summer is in our bellies from all the berry picking we did.  Part of our summer went to saying 'yes' as often as I could to things like spontaneous play dates, ice cream for dinner, messy art projects, endless days spend life guarding our pool, bike rides, the mushroom park, staying up late.  This is the first time I have no pending engagements looming over summers end.  Nothing to worry about or plan or budget or schedule.  The husband is working like a dog.  Late, late nights.  My voice may be hoarse at the end of a bad day around here but most days I collapse in my bed, exhausted from spending time with my own kids instead of someone elses....We still have our overnight together at Storyland, my brother's 40th birthday party/pig roast, and maybe a girls weekend for the mama...