Airing Out the Children
When warm weather hits, I like to open the screened windows and let some fresh air blow through the house. This is my version of spring or fall cleaning. Let some of those dust particles float right outside, replacing the stale funk of closed-up house with that crisp, fresh outside smell. I also love bed sheets that have been air dried in the sun. Best of all, I love to air out my children. When the weather has been rainy and cold and we've been stuck inside for days on end, we tend to get tired of each other. The children are constantly bickering and picking at each other...and crying because so-and-so took such-and-such... When warm weather hits, we spend as much time outside in the sunshine as possible. Boosting our vitamin D levels from the sunshine probably helps, but more than that, I think playing in wide-open spaces boosts our spirits. The weather man predicted that Tuesday was the last day of warm weather - perhaps for the year in our part ...