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Fireflies in a Baby Food Jar
and other summer time memories...
by: M.B.Varville-Rodriguez
Copyright 2018 World of Writer Mom
Summer time as a child felt like the release of a long breath after diving into the deep end of a pool. It was inhaling deeply upon coming back to the surface and looking up to the sun. There was this feeling of being released from winter's wrath, school days, and the pressures of homework when you'd rather play. Summer time was magic, and felt like it would never end. Sometimes I have a need to remember those moments, and realize my children deserve these stress free times too.
Here are some of the things I loved as a child...
Here are some of the things I loved as a child...
1. The sound of morning, unhurried, as you slowly awaken and
realize there is no hurry to get to school.
realize there is no hurry to get to school.
2. Dressing in shorts, t-shirts, and sandals instead of the school
uniform blue plaid jumper over a crisp, white, peter pan collar
blouse. That red criss-cross tie...enough said.
uniform blue plaid jumper over a crisp, white, peter pan collar
blouse. That red criss-cross tie...enough said.
3. Filling the red Kool-Aid canteen (ordered by mail) with water
and riding all over the neighborhood on a banana seat bike with the
weird handlebars.
and riding all over the neighborhood on a banana seat bike with the
weird handlebars.
4. Swim lessons at the local school where you challenged yourself
to see how far you could swim to earn your certificate.
to see how far you could swim to earn your certificate.
5. Going to the park where you could play forever on the swings
and slides while your dad played basketball with whomever was
on the court at the time.
and slides while your dad played basketball with whomever was
on the court at the time.
6. Collecting aluminum cans so they could be recycled for a little
extra spending money. One summer, we filled garbage bags with
beer cans collected from the local park after ball games. The entire
garage smelled like stale beer, but my parents still let us do it. It
was a great day when we loaded up those bags and took them to
the recycling center.
extra spending money. One summer, we filled garbage bags with
beer cans collected from the local park after ball games. The entire
garage smelled like stale beer, but my parents still let us do it. It
was a great day when we loaded up those bags and took them to
the recycling center.
7. Walking to the 7-11 for slurpees (icee drinks) with my siblings.
That money from those recycled beer cans had to be spent!
That money from those recycled beer cans had to be spent!
8. Weekly trips to the library where we loaded up on books. There
was never a shortage of adventures and imagination thanks to
reading all summer!
was never a shortage of adventures and imagination thanks to
reading all summer!
9. Late nights (at least to us) where we played outside until the
street lights came on. Collecting lightening bugs in baby food jars
helped us learn about science, nature, and that lightening bugs
really do need to be freed before going to bed. (They are not, in
fact, a night light. But as a kid, you wish you could take them to
your room and watch them until you fall asleep.)
street lights came on. Collecting lightening bugs in baby food jars
helped us learn about science, nature, and that lightening bugs
really do need to be freed before going to bed. (They are not, in
fact, a night light. But as a kid, you wish you could take them to
your room and watch them until you fall asleep.)
10. Falling asleep to the sound of crickets and a fan whirring
near an open window (because we didn't have air conditioning)
after a bath and clean jammies.
That feeling of contentment was
priceless. Only we didn't realize it at the time.
near an open window (because we didn't have air conditioning)
after a bath and clean jammies.
That feeling of contentment was
priceless. Only we didn't realize it at the time.
Life isn't perfect. There are moments when you wonder how your family ever got through things as a child.
Then as an adult you have those same concerns about making it through those tough times.
That is when it helps to remember the pleasant, peaceful, childhood memories.
(Like summer time, carefree, fireflies in a baby jar kind of moments.)
Then as an adult you have those same concerns about making it through those tough times.
That is when it helps to remember the pleasant, peaceful, childhood memories.
(Like summer time, carefree, fireflies in a baby jar kind of moments.)
Isabella S.Rodriguez, Photo credit
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Wishing all of you a week of adventures,
solutions to your challenges,
answers to your prayers, and
"Fireflies in a Baby Food Jar" Summer Memories!
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Wishing all of you a week of adventures,
solutions to your challenges,
answers to your prayers, and
"Fireflies in a Baby Food Jar" Summer Memories!
Kindest Wishes,
~ Mary
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