I happily announce that my son and I have found a good rhythm for our days. We are both happy, productive (enough) and not constantly at loggerheads. Our days are dare I say, pretty joyful.

So taking a page from “My Giant Strawberries”  here is my Joy List:

• Homemade chocolate waffles with fresh strawberries
• The two new swim shirts Santa brought me (so much better than my last one which stretched out horribly after a few weeks of wear)
• 90° pool water on a 114° day (yes it really was 114° on the last day of spring and no that is not normal, even for Tucson!)
• Getting in our outing last week before the really bad heat settled in.  We went to the park, Goodwill, Viv’s Cafe and the library.  I scored some good finds at Goodwill including an eight CD Christmas set and a lovely cardigan to give me hope for cooler weather (in like four or five months).
• A good stack of library books
• My hot pink toenails
• Banana splits for dinner on Father’s Day (it was 114° afterall)
• Rewatching the “Sex and the City” series from the beginning
• A nice mix of comedies, dramas and war movies on the DVR
• An exciting NBA Finals, especially game 7.  Congrats to the city of Cleveland, I am very happy for you.
• And finally this cute little bin I bought at Target to organize clothes:

Hey, it is officially summer! Happy Summer Everyone!