LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

"SUMMER'S HERE, I'M FOR THAT, GOT MY RUBBER SANDALS, GOT MY STRAW HAT!"
-JAMES TAYLOR

NOT ONE BIT OF SADNESS FOR THE PASSING SCHOOL YEAR FROM ANY OF MY GIRLS. I SHED SOME TEARS, MAINLY BECAUSE MY TWO BIG GIRLS WILL BE SENIORS NEXT YEAR.

BUT I AM THRILLED BEYOND BELIEF THAT THEY WILL BE HOME WITH ME ALL SUMMER. I CAN DO SO MANY MORE THINGS IF ONE OF THEM ARE WITH ME. THE SUMMER IS FULL OF PLANS,

NEXT WEEK ALONE: JIA'S BIRTHDAY (HER PLAN: THE IMAX THEATER AND THE SCIENCE MUSEUM, AFTER WHICH SHE WANTS LUNCH AT THE ATTACHED SUBWAY.)

THEN THE TRIP TO THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA TO DROP ANNA OFF AT HER JOURNALISM INSTITUTE, WE WILL GO UP AND BACK IN ONE DAY (ABOUT 10 HOURS, ANNA WILL STAY FOR 6 DAYS.) KATIE DOES NOT WANT TO GO AND SHE WILL BE STAYING HERE WITH JIA AND THE NEIGHBORS) AND I DO NOT LIKE TO BE OVERNIGHT ANYWHERE BUT HOME, HENCE, A LONG DAY OF DRIVING.

KATIE AND ANNA WILL START THEIR VOLUNTEER WORK AT THE DAN MARINO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SUMMER CAMP. THIS LASTS ALL SUMMER, THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH A TEACHER AND AUTISTIC, DOWN'S SYNDROME AND ASPERGER'S CHILDREN.

ANNA IS STILL A LITTLE NERVOUS THAT THIS MAY NOT BE THE THING FOR HER, IF SHE IS UNCOMFORTABLE, SHE WILL HELP HER DAD WITH HIS DRIVERS ED CLASSES FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE.

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT IS ON THE CALENDAR FOR NEXT WEEK....