This afternoon when my sister and I were sitting on the back porch and looking at the yard through sweltering heat waves (my family lives in Texas), we began reminiscing about our best childhood memories.

Mine was of being about 10 years old and out of school for the summer. Being at my grandmother's house in small-town central Texas. Spending all day long playing and swimming and running wild with my sisters and cousins, who were the best and most creative playmates in the world. We played from sunup to sundown, and when it got to be almost dark my grandmother would gather us all up at a picnic table in her backyard and slice into an icy cold watermelon and let us eat that (and spit seeds at each other and make faces wearing huge watermelon rind teeth). Then she and our parents or aunts would spray us down with a garden hose to take care of sticky hands, and we'd play our final game of the night, which was catching fireflies.

Anyone else have sweet summertime memories?
birdgirl73 Reviewed by birdgirl73 on . Your sweetest summertime memory This afternoon when my sister and I were sitting on the back porch and looking at the yard through sweltering heat waves (my family lives in Texas), we began reminiscing about our best childhood memories. Mine was of being about 10 years old and out of school for the summer. Being at my grandmother's house in small-town central Texas. Spending all day long playing and swimming and running wild with my sisters and cousins, who were the best and most creative playmates in the world. We played Rating: 5