Summer is here. Which means my kids are home and my time is taken up differently so I have to guard my schedule more carefully or I won’t get my work done. And I have a book due July 31 and another one in September so I can’t give in to the long, bright, hot lure of summer lethargy.
Sometimes when you’re caught up in a bunch of deadlines, your to do list takes over your life and you forget the wonder of popsicles and playing in the backyard and a cold margarita or beer on a hot day. So I try, very hard, to remember the magic of sunsets at ten pm and to squirt my kids with the hose for no other reason than to glory in the sound of their suprised, joyful giggles.
In an around three summer book releases and my deadlines. Because goodness, why do this if I can’t be joyful?
Happy summer to you all. Don’t forget to keep some money near the door so you can run with the kids when you hear the ice cream man!
Lauren
(oh and you wanna check out those releases - check my website) To celebrate summer - in this hemisphere anyway - I’m giving away a print copy of Making Chase or What Happens In Vegas - winner’s choice. Just comment here with your favorite thing to do in summer. I’ll choose a winner at six pm pacific/nine eastern, today June 30
**WINNER - is GRETA! Send me your mailing address and your preference between What Happens in Vegas or Making Chase and I’ll get the book your way! laurendane at laurendane dot com
June 30th, 2008 at 6:08 am
I love to stay in doors with the air condition on high and me laying around reading or at my laptop writing. I also look forward to the fireworks that my family always gathers around for on July 4th.
June 30th, 2008 at 6:16 am
I like to have family bbqs and to go fishing with my husband.
June 30th, 2008 at 7:34 am
*waving* Good morning, Lauren!
Summer, winter, sunshine, rain… it’s all the same: reading
June 30th, 2008 at 7:53 am
My favorite thing to do in the summer is spend time with my family and of course reading…reading is always on my favorites list.
Have a great day Lauren!!
June 30th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Swimming in the pool and reading a great book!
June 30th, 2008 at 11:22 am
I love that we bbq more often, and sit outside to eat. And my absolute favorite summer time pleasure is swinging in my hammock with a great book and a glass of sun tea.
June 30th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
i love to swim…we live on a lake so swimming is something we can do alot. and boating… love summer!!
June 30th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
I love swimming and sitting in my lounger and reading and using the grill.
June 30th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Hi Lauren!
I love the lazy days of summer with my kids home, too. Um… 99% of the time, anyway!
I love laying in the hammock to read book and sometimes falling asleep instead, making s’mores in the chimnea at night, chasing fireflies, swimming at the pool, day trips to the beach, going blueberry and peach picking at the local farm, fresh corn on the cob, and going for hikes in the local wildlife reservation….
June 30th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
I love to sit out on the backyard deck with a good book.
June 30th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Lauren, you are a crazy busy woman!! Congrats on all your success.
And thanks for the advice about the ice cream money. I swear, every time that guy comes, I can’t find 75 cents!
June 30th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
I love the barbecues and going to the movies to see the summer blockbusters.
June 30th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
I love to swim and relax by the pool with a good book.
June 30th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
I love…love….love summer….aside from the fact I don’t have to make lunches for two months…I love, barbecues, floating in the pool with a nice cold beer in my hand, baseball, golf and summer fires in the back yard with a few guitars going and the best friends in the world as company!
June 30th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
I just got home from work, so if I’m late, I understand.
We like to go to the festivals and State Fair to see the animals.
June 30th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Lauren,
I just home from work.
I live in Texas so I stay inside with the a.c. as much as possible. I much prefer the fall & winter than summer.
June 30th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Oh I forgot mention the barbeques with the family. The swimming at the pool in my aunt’s back yard and going to all those fun water parks.
June 30th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Congrats, Greta! Thank you, Lauren.
June 30th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Wow - Thank you Lauren for such a great contest.