July is always so fun and so busy. And this year SO HOT. We have been enjoying boat rides (oh, I love being on the blue, blue water that we are so close by). My old (not old), but dear friend Rachael comes home every July for the whole month. I love catching up with her and her children and sitting by her parents pool. Reese is going to be a great swimmer, Parker is still pretty timid around the water.
My mother in law - the other Jenny Atkinson and my sister in law Stephanie and my nephews Cooper and Carson came to visit for 5 days. We had fun, fun, fun. We celebrated Reese's 3rd birthday, went to the beach and splash pad, played in the pool and with the slip and slide in the back yard. 4 kids in the house was loud and the big boys gained up on the little ones - but that is what kids do!!
REESE'S 3RD BIRTHDAY CAKE
I haven't read much this month. I did thumb thru the very first issue of the Oprah magazine when I was cleaning up a pile of stuff and an article I read really struck a cord. It was about Jackie O and how she sometimes had a bad rap because she didn't talk much. But in all reality, it wasn't because she was unsocial or a bitch, it was because she had a skill that many of us - especially me - don't have. And that is the skill of listening. I have always known that one of my flaws is that I interrupt and don't listen without cutting in with my opinion or thoughts. So, I am trying to be more Jackie O like. I am trying to listen and not talk as much. I will keep you posted. And I guess I need to get to the library!!
