The good stuff:

-Going out to the lake for a swim with Ruby and D. She harasses us every weekend day until we take her out there. Look at her face!

- "Mini" ice cream sandwiches. The cheapest ones you can find. They are so tiny and cute and wrapped up in paper like little birthday presents. I love them.

- Big plans and schemes at our house, plus a general sense of us vs. them in general.

- The D may look like a gentle giant, but you better not fuck with me. He'll kick your ass.

- Watching lame movies in my jammies with D, guessing at dialogue before it ever comes out of the character's mouth.

- Stone fruit. Oh god. Enjoy this time of year while you can. Go on! Eat as many peaches, plums, nectarines and apricots as you can stand. If you really want to really be fancy about it you could always slice them and serve them with a bit of a grenadine drizzled over the top.