Summer is here!

It is so hot, humid and nasty outside. I don't even want Hunter to play outside for fear he'll have heat exhaustion, or worse yet, heat stroke. His poor face gets so red from the heat (not sunburn). He takes after me like that, poor soul. That tells me summer is here.

All kinds of locally grown yummy fruit and veggies are abundantly available in all our grocery stores and corner produce stands. That tells me summer is here.

I spoke to the sweet and precious little lady that is coordinating the jamming section of our state fair yesterday. She has been impossible to contact, and she blamed it on working in her garden or being outside, and that too tells me summer is here.

We picked our first ripe-ish tomato from our garden about two days ago out of necessity for dinner, but really, it needed a couple more days on the vine... but it was still yummy. That tells me summer is here.

The rabbits have eaten any and all of my green beans -- with the exception of two. Not much canning going on in the green bean category. We even have a fency-kind-of-thingie around the green beans! Sigh. That tells me summer is here.

Church attendance is low and spotty -- an indication of summer vacations. That TOTALLY reminds me that summer is here.

Pools are overflowing, sprinklers are splashing, and puddles are being jumped in. Yup -- summer is here.

Beaches are crowded and waves are calling. Faces are burning and popsicles are melting. That tells me summer is here.

Bed time is 9:00, but the sky is light until 9:30, making it difficult to convince a toddler that he MUST go to sleep. That tells me summer is here.

Everyone is in sandals and bare feet. Piggies are filthy by bed time, foreheads and faces are sweaty, hands are grubby, and baths are daily. Yup. That tells me summer is here.

The smell of suntan lotion is in the air, the beach towels are being used frequently, and the bathing suits are constantly drip drying. That tells me summer is here.

But, you know what the more telling sign is to me that summer is here? It's the blogging doldrums. Everyone is in a blogging slump, not many are commenting (including my self) even though they are reading, and posts are further and fewer in between -- there are just too many fun things going on outside to worry about blogging, and too many family events to squeeze in an extra hour for blogging!

Have you experienced any of these things?

What tells YOU that summer is here???

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