When we used to be “rich” {last week} we lived across the street from this. I took this picture out of the playroom window. You can see a big open grassy area, lots of pavement for bikes, and ….THE POOL. Oh and see that thing in the sky on the left right above the tree line? It’s the goodyear blimp because we lived close to all kinds of fun stuff. I am obsessed with the blimp. I have about 39 photos of it but that is another post.


My three active boys did lots of this. Even though I was usually dragging them here by the end of the summer.


We had friends with one of these. Miss you Mike and Teresa!


And of course one of these.


Miss you real bad.


Even when it was cold out, our boys could ride their bikes all over.


But, this was the best part.


And of course, this…


Now, we resort to this because, the only thing across the street from us now is such a disgrace, oh the humanity– is another house? We are truly trying to “live like no one else so we can live like no one else“. Thanks for that reminder Bonita!


We are off to find a community pool before we all have to enter into counseling. Gosh, were we ever spoiled by our last location! What do you do to stay cool in the summer?