Summer's almost here

A sure sign of warm weather is the slip n slide with its water squirting, children squealing and general fun time. There were endless squeals and big splashes that my little cousins attemped on the slip n slide in my aunt's yard today. It was a fantastic time soaking in the 85-degree weather with the springtime air being punctuated with a squeal, a scream or giggles that were hard to miss.

My brother and I used to play on a makeshift slip n slide which was a blue tarp that we used when we went camping. When my parents were not looking, we'd find it buried in the garage, unfold it and then clean it off for an afternoon of fun. We'd spread it out on the front lawn and invite the neighbors over for a slide or 20. The garden hose sat at the start of the slip n slide and luckily we were on a bit of an incline so our slides took little to no effort. And we would slide and slide and slide until my mom came home, turned off the hose and scolded us for wasting water. Oops.

But at the end of it there were muddy feet, satisfied smiles and children unwilling to towel off and come inside. A few good signs of a fun day.