VACATION TIME!!!!!

SCHOOL IS OUT!!! YIPPEEE!!! Trust me...teachers are more excited about this than the students! Not only is school out, but it is supposed to warm up a little and the sun is supposed to shine. It has been 15 degrees colder than usual. Apparently, it is the coldest beginning of June since 1894. People have been calling it "Junuary." It has been snowing in the passes and it hailed here. I'm tired of wind, rain, and gray skies. Bring on the sunshine! (I'm grateful we aren't having tornadoes or flooding like some parts of the country or cleaning up from earthquakes or cyclones so I shouldn't complain.)

I'm ready for summer!!! The girls are excited too. Rachel is already talking about first grade. I don't know why. I certainly DON'T want to think about school. Definitely time for a break.

Here is a "story" she wrote yesterday:
In case you can't read her spelling, here is a translation:

"I love to be out of school. I hope I have a good first grade. I hope to be in on the bus."

I'm traveling to Idaho to see my family next week. I am so excited! I am especially excited to see my parents who have been serving a mission for our church on the Marshall Islands for the past 18 months. They are currently in Hawaii. They are taking a "mini vacation" before they are bombarded with grandchildren--some whom they have never met. They have a red convertible mustang for a rental car at the moment--my dad's dream car. I hope they are having a wonderful time.

Hawaii + sun + red convertible mustang = FUN!

This is my equation for fun...

Summer + my girls + time off work = FUN!