Summer Sun Makes The Time Fly

The Princesses and the Queen Mother (actually, who am I kidding? I'm the Lady-In-Waiting here) have been getting into the swing of summer, thus the delay in my posts. Among the items on the Princesses' social calendar:

• Princess E's dance recital, which was just too cute. She actually did refrain from coaching while performing this time and did a great job - and she had a blast. Her sister did, too, once she realized that the recital being over meant that the Cinderella costume Princess E wore for her ballet number was now fair game for dress-up games. Needless to say, Princess G had the costume on about five minutes after we got home from the recital.


• Swimming with friends, swimming at the local pool, swimming at Swim America lessons - they're so excited to be able to swim somewhere other than our bathtub they'd swim in a mud puddle if I'd let them (actually, only Princess G would - Princess E would stick a toe in, then shriek and run away when she realized the mud might actually get her dirty).


• Field trips at school - so far, Princess E has been to the Science Center, Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center and the Butterfly House. And she only goes to school two days a week. Her teachers deserve a medal. And a margarita (after hours, of course).

Next week, there's Vacation Bible Camp at West County Community Church, then a trip to The Muny to see - what else - "High School Musical." (Genius, BTW - golf clap to the Muny producers for putting that cash cow on the stage.) Oh, and don't forget the weekly free kids' movies at Wehrenberg Theatres (hey, it's free - you can't beat free, though I'm sure the popcorn will more than make up for the cost of the movie).

And it's only June 10. Anyone want to be my backup Lady-In-Waiting? That may be the only way I survive this summer.