As a last hurrah to summer, Mom decided we should get out for a spontaneous road trip to celebrate Labor Day. We ended up going to Topeka, less than an hour away, and spending time at a great lake and zoo, both of which we’ll come back to next summer. The highlight of the trip for me, though, was the night we got there and it was raining. When we pulled into our motel after dinner, there was a rainbow clear across the sky – the first I’ve ever seen. I thought it was amazing and now whenever it rains, I say “rainbow” in hopes that there will be another one. |
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We hit the parks a lot this month as well. We found a new park with a roundabout, which you don’t see very often anymore. I also liked swinging on the bar over the slide, riding on the swings, and climbing on the horsey. |
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| And, in my final tribute to summer, I played in the sprinkler in the front yard. I went swimming a lot over the summer, but this was only the second time, I think, that I played in the sprinkler. |
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