It’s mid-June, it’s hot, and school is almost out for summer!  An absolutely wonderful family in one of my son’s classes hosted an annual “pondside picnic” today and it was not to be missed. Imagine a children’s paradise – water, a tree house, lots of sand and a zipline – all on the property of their 1740 farmhouse in the Virginia countryside.  What a way to start the summer!

I hear that some of you are already heading on vacation (lucky)!  Here’s wishing you safe travels as you head on your way to some long-awaited R&R.  May this be the start of some great times ahead!