-Kids can be entertained for quite some time just by sitting on the couches and sample beds at IKEA. Added bonus: they can practice their navigation skills with the nifty maps.
-A visit from my long-lost brother is never long enough. My kids will always be upset when he leaves, especially if it has been 3 years since his last visit.
-Back-to-school shopping is fun, even for a homeschooling family. The smell of freshly sharpened pencils never gets old for me.
-In the military, friends are still friends no matter how far away life takes us. Our former next-door neighbors from WA now live in NJ but visited AZ. We spent the day together just like it hadn't been a year since we'd seen each other.
-Monsoon season is the best time to grow a garden in southern Arizona. The weather is wonderful!
-It is totally worth driving 2 or 3 hours to spend the day at a nice pool and splash pad. Water=worn out kids!
-If I buy my kids an extra tube of toothpaste, one of them will surely squirt the entire new tube onto the bathroom counter and paint with it.
-Apparently twin boys don't just have terrible twos. They have troubling threes and frightening fours too.
-Socks can be worn with flip flops, but only if you add goggles to complete the look.
