my dog loves to run in the yard every morning before breakfast we take a short walk around the block and sometimes stop to watch the birds near the old oak tree the kids enjoy feeding the ducks at the park on weekends we pack a small bag with bread and juice and spend the afternoon by the water last summer we painted the front porch a nice shade of blue it took two weekends but the result was worth it the garden has been doing well this year the tomatoes came in early and the herbs are growing fast near the kitchen window we dried some basil and put it in small jars for the winter the cat likes to sit in that sunny spot by the back door most afternoons she watches the birds through the glass and flicks her tail slowly our neighbor brought over some cookies last week the chocolate chip ones were gone before dinner we have been trying n