Summer Fun

We have really been having a blast this summer. It hit 104 on Saturday. We don't have air conditioning- or a single fan. Joe, Saylor, Luna, and I found ourselves outside in our bathing suits, with our feet in the duck pond, randomly spraying water from the hose over our heads for a quick relief. But it was so much fun! Around 7:30 PM, Joe couldn't take it anymore. He ushered us out of the house to go to Goodwill. No, we didn't need anything. No, we didn't buy anything. I smiled the whole car ride there, shaking my head, and I told Joe, "I will never forget this day; the day we had to drive to a second hand store just to steal their air conditioning." I remember, when I was still in Georgia, talking to my Mom about my worries of living on a Ph.D student income, and she told me, "Living pay check to pay check is one of the fondest memories I have when your Dad and I were just starting off." I didn't understand that then, but I do now. It's refreshing to know that our family can be so happy, and not spend money at every turn. I think Socrates had it right when he said "He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature." And boy, am I content.