Indoor Pool

As the weather becomes warmer and the summer quickly approaches, we're beginning to prepare for the North Carolina heat.  We had such a mild winter so it only makes me wonder if we'll continue with the good luck streak or get nailed with a scorcher.  Our kids love to go outside in the summertime and play the day away.  They constantly ask if we can go to the pool or head to the beach.  One summer, they took matters into their own hands.  We put a "Slip-n-Slide" in our front yard so the neighborhood kids could play.  They had more fun than they knew what to do with.  Their little bellies were all red and grassy and they were soaked from head to toe.  After quite some time, we turned the hose off from the Slip-n-Slide and let the kids play in the now soppy yard.  Our neighbors and I stood on our front porch while the kids played in the yard and enjoyed the time together.  Without realizing it, my one, three and five year old somehow managed to run through our legs to sneak the garden hose into the front entrance of our house.  Our older son ran back through us as we talked and went to the side of the house to crank the water on full blast.  As we Moms screamed, I tried to run into the house to stop the flood while my friend ran out to the side of the house to turn off the water.  The kids were so excited and jumped up and down with the thrill of an "indoor pool."  Needless to say they lost their enthusiasm as they spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning the floor with towels and a mop.  The one good thing that came from our house flood was that our neighbors actually got to be there to witness the unfathomable quickness of the kids.  I don't know how many times my husband and I have said, "They're impossible to keep up with!  It's like herding cats...they're everywhere!"  It was nice to have grown adults stand with me and shake their heads in disbelief at how it all happened right in front of us. 
     Yes, summertime is quickly approaching and we're beginning to prepare for the North Carolina heat.  This year though, I think we'll hide the hose.