School Picnic

The day was unhappily hot. It was predicted to be 96 and humid. A heat advisory had been issued for temperatures feeling up to 105 degrees. The school picnic was set for 12:35- 1:00. I was not looking forward to it. Having arrived at the school at 12:30, we walked to Xander’s classroom and waited in the hall. It wasn’t long before they filed out and headed to the cafeteria.

Hotdogs, oranges, milk, cookies, and pretzels in hand, we headed outside to sit on a blanket and talk to friends. Xander, who had been looking forward to the picnic for 2 weeks, ignored us and talked to his friends the entire time. I talked to another mother; Eva played with another little girl; I held a baby; Jeff cleaned up after the kids. We sweat….. a lot!

After the picnic, Eva and I walked home alone. (Jeff had left earlier in order to get back to work.) Once back in the air conditioned house, I couldn’t help but to post “I survived the school picnic!”