Summer’s In the Air

May always strikes me as the month that acts like an adolescent with mixed feelings about virtually everything. It brings rain one day, wild winds the next and blazing heat the day after that. Every year I feel like wearing a raincoat with holes in it—a universal May-weather coat.

My little sister did her First Communion this past weekend and of course, we had to spoil her with some sort of celebration in her honor. The child took it a little too seriously and we ended up with a water slide and a backyard full of children…rowdy, wet and hungry children. Horrible combination.

My mother figured popsicles would be an easy, non-messy treat. Wrong.

I read in a magazine about a way to prevent popsicle drippings while turning it into a fun and enjoyable experience. The basis is to have a few pitchers of mint lemonade handy, pour it in cups and have the children dip their popsicles in it. Each child’s lemonade changes to the color and flavor of his/her popsicle the longer the popsicle is left in the glass. Children love pretending to be adults, why not have them make their own mocktails?

The point here is that May always hints at summer and some of us just don’t stop to smell the roses and the barbecue. This year, lets grab summer by the horns by being prepared with anti-headache solutions to sticky situations.