Today

Not every day is a perfect day. Some get pretty close, but not quite. But this was a perfect day.

Got up, got ready and went to church. After church Evan and I stopped at the produce market and bought tomatoes and a canteloupe. We went to our house and picked up Mark, Bill, Lori, and Ciara. (Our friends from Washington state that are visiting) We drove over to Mom and Dad's for lunch. Hamburgers, homemade mac/cheese, baked beans, broccoli/cheese, and apple salad. Oh, and tomatoes ;) YUM Mom made a cherry pie and a blackberry cobbler for dessert. DOUBLE YUM

I stepped in for Rebecca at the 4-H meeting at 2p.m. then we all donned our bathing suits and jumped in the local pool for the rest of the afternoon.

We came home, dried off and dressed. I mixed up a batch of homemade ice cream and Bill and I got it churning out in the garage while Mark started a fire. We ate roasted hot dogs for supper and homemade ice-cream for dessert.

When it got dark, Evan put on a fireworks show for us in the backyard. It was Awesome. Then we circled the fire with our lawn chairs and chatted away until almost midnight. We even spotted a coyote out in the field.

Someday when I need an excellent memory to get me through a tough time or a freezing winter day I'll look back on this perfect summer day and smile.