It was hot, I needed grown up time and the kids needed outside time so what to do....
An old friend from third grade elementary school just moved closer to home about a couple of weeks ago. We hadn't really spent time together in over 15 years since she moved to Houston Texas after middle school. So I was thinking... how do you restart a friendship when you don't know if you have anything left in common?- when happiness was jumping for hours on the trampoline in her back yard.
Well, when you bear children, you cross a threshold of community between mothers. An understanding of challenge and joy.
I went to my friend's house to play today. This time I brought my "full house" with me. We ate lunch and went swimming in the nearby pool with all seven of us... all under the age of 8. For my dear friend and I started to let the inner child out. I scream "Hey what movie is this from?" I dunk under the water, place my feet firm on the bottom and shot up to the surface as fast as I could. Without hesitation she replies with confidence "Free Willy"!!
I laughed so hard, our neighbor swimmers soon became spectators to our loud game. After I calmed down a bit to tell her "It was supposed to be the Little Mermaid" We laughed hard and all of us kids had a great time. Can't wait to do it again soon.
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