From about the end of October through the beginning of May, Arizona is a dream. The schools should have winter break instead of summer break around here! The scorpions, reptiles & most other troublesome creatures go hide somewhere and we can open the windows and doors and let in the fresh air. we can tie back the curtains and let the sunshine in without worrying about blocking out the heat to keep the electric bill down. It is in the 70s during the day and it gets down to the 40s or below at night sometimes. I can wear my flip flops every day, but at night I sometimes need a sweater and in the early morning, a sweatshirt and sometimes even a stocking cap. After we finish school, the kids spend most of the day playing outside because they can (after 115 degree summer days when they couldn't go out past like 8:30 a.m. without having a heat stroke!)
While we are doing school in the morning, Preslie and Lucy run in and out and enjoy their freedom. (when Lucy is feeling good, that is.) They are starting to really play together and become good friends. Preslie loves putting on her shoes and going in and out of the sliding glass door. She will run to the shoe box and grab some and bring them to one of us to help her put them on. Then, she smiles and whispers, "su, su," over and over.
