My Pros & Cons

...of Summer.

1. Warm Weather
Pro: We've been bottled up all winter, we want to get out and enjoy the beautiful warm air.
Con: There are only so many weeks before warm and fresh turns into so hot I can't bear the heat.

2. Playing in the Yard
Pro: Catch, soccer, golf, frisbee, t-ball, football, etc. etc. etc...
Con: As soon as the sun goes down, we must run in the house for fear of being eaten alive by mosquitoes.

3. The Pool
Pro: Swimming in it every day, enjoying it's cool sanctuary on those hot hot days.
Con: Pool maintenance.

4. Walks at the Forest Preserve
Pro: Good for your mind and body.
Con: More mosquitoes, ticks, and mountains of horse poop.

5. Summer Activities
Pro: The kids are playing sports and making friends.
Con: Shuttling everyone around to practices and games.

6. Weekend Plans
Pro: Hanging out with family and friends, we can't get enough of it.
Con: Goodbye lazy weekends, as of now they do not exist again until next fall.

7. The Garden
Pro: Nature's bounty, right in our own back yard.
Con: Try to go back there without bug spray, I dare you.

8. Summer Clothes
Pro: Tanks tops, shorts, dresses & skirts. (love them!)
Con: Bathing suits. (ugh...thanks for sucking the summer fun out of that one this year, Lucy)

9. The Grill
Pro: YUM!
Con: We prefer charcoal, so yum takes a bit of work.

10. Vacations & Day Trips
Pro: Days at the zoo & museums, Summerfest, the Taste, ball games, weeks at the beach, camping, weekend in the Dells.
Con: Remembering to pack everybody's everything.