Summer Check In
Has this summer lasted a year already? And then, this year has felt like a century so far and there have been so many parts of us that have been hanging so heavy on all of us. The trees in our neighborhood and many in the city are bedecked with green ribbons, green ribbons that symbolize the loss in Central Texas and Camp Mystic just a few weeks ago so that we don’t forget and continue to honor their memories. Doesn’t the world continue to turn though? The family are all here and back in Texas. We’ve enjoyed weekly family meals, a lot more time together, and getting to see each other isn’t as much of a production as it has been. The nephews are adjusting very quickly to their new home, the neighborhood, and the heat. They’ve both been splashing about in swim class and my older nephew starts school in a month. Their dogs are less enamored with the heat and I don’t want to break it to them that the real summer in TX hasn’t even started yet. The ponies had bee...
