Today felt like the first day of summer with the temperature rising into the 80′s!  My 2 boys of course wanted to know if it was warm enough to go swimming in the pool.  My usual answer is “of course!”.    It’s all relative.

I did my usuall route around the levy at quarry lakes.  My boys as usuall complained that we were going on the same route.  I do like to vary my routine, but out of concern for their safety, I minimize road crossing.

I let the boys really be boys this time.  We made at least a dozen stops to throw rocks.  I have to let go of my concern for being the next greatest Olympian and just be the greatest Daddy for my boys.

However, I did manage to get a full 1:18′ run in.

My boys asked all kinds of great questions like “How come rocks skip when you throw them on the water?”  “Do people really turn green?”  I wish I could remember all the questions.  Because I am so wise, I usually answer “That’s the way it is.”

When we returned to our home street on Cherry Lane, the boys saw the sprinklers and looked at me with puppy dogs looks on their faces.  I told them to go for it and have fun!