Walking in sunshine....

This morning I had to get up early, 7:45, to await the arrival of the "boat trader" picture lady. She was to be here between 8:00 and 10:00, so I figured I'd get my walking clothes on, and do my 2 miles after she got here. Turns out she was running late and didn't get here till after 10:00. I decided to go for the walk anyway and take wee one and her bike with me. We started out, and I knew I should have turned around about half way down the block, as the sun was blazing by now. But, I figured since I was already doing it I might as well finish. A few blocks down the way I was beginning to feel the beginnings of blisters on my ankles. Yet, I pressed on. Wee one by this time had begun complaining of the heat, and saying how hot it was having to wear a helmet.

We got to the one mile mark and she had begun riding ahead of me, only to stop, turn and yell, "Is that all you got?" I smiled and kept walking, as I didn't want to waste energy talking. Around the 50th time she did this I yell, "Yes, this IS all I got!" She just laughed and rode on. As I was walking I was praying that someone would decide to turn on their sprinkler system and water, so that I could run through it. There was one house that had thiers turned on, but it was at the end of the cycle and the water was right up by the house. It didn't look like anyone was home, and I really did consider running up to cool myself off....but decided against it. With my luck the window next to the sprinkler would have been a bathroom, and I would have gotten an eyefull of Mr. Geriatric stepping out of his morning shower....ewwwww.

By the time we made the circle and were back on our block, my fingers were so swollen from the heat that I could hardly bend them. It looked as though I had bratwurst attached to my palms. Wee one had had enough at this point and took off toward home. 5 long minutes later (I was getting pretty slow by then), I was home. I walked to the closet, grabbed a towel, took off my shorts, went in the back, climbed the stairs to the pool and jumped in....ahhhhh, sweet chlorinated bliss. Wee one eventually joined me, thrilled with the fact that I let her jump in with her clothes on as well. We spent a glorious half hour in the pool, making a whirlpool, talking about all sorts of things.

I asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up. She said she would like to be "someone who takes parts out of people". I said like a surgeon? And she said yes and asked how much school she would have to go to. When I gave her the lowdown, she decided against it and chose dentistry....again I told her about the schooling involved, and she decided on becoming a vet....more school....then she said, and I love this, "Well, how about being a homeperson like you?" I just laughed and said that I didn't go to college, but that now if I wanted to go to work, I wouldn't have any schooling and it would be hard for me. She rolled her eyes and said, "Mom, can we just let me be a kid for now?"

Walking with blisters until they are raw....blood
Walking in 100 degree heat for 2 miles....sweat
Spending 30 minutes talking with my wee one....priceless