Redefining Summer #SOL

Last week was the first full week of summer, and I was struggling.  I wrote a slice titled "Haunted Summer."  I mention that because that will be my inspiration for my slices this summer.  I have decided that I really need to change my mindset about summer, and so I am redefining what summer means to me.

Here is the post from last week.

Summer used to mean...

time with the kids,

a pool full of children,

family night swims,

family game night-

anything with at least 3 people.

Now, summer means....

quiet and slow

time alone

echos and 

visions of 

hula hooping,

a chalk-filled driveway,

aerials across the front yard,

constant splashing in the pool, 

fire pits and s'mores, 

flying soccer balls,

ghosts of the past.

I am haunted 

everywhere I turn, 

and summer's

meaning has changed.

Below is this week's post, a slice of my current summer.  

Water Aerobics

We convene in the pool to move our 9

bodies, sing at the top of our 8

lungs, and talk about our lives. 7

Some days there are only 6

two of us, others 5

up to six gals. 4

Therapy

for our

souls.

I wonder how I will define summer in August.