Took my daughter out today to play in the sprinkler. The kids next door were out playing in their slip and slide.

Somehow, we ended up having a water fight. lol

My paid yard worker came over to take some pics with my camera and she was showing me some, when I felt a bunch of cold water on my butt. Bri got me. So then, Hailey decided she would just take more pics of Brianna splashing me with water, lol. Of course, Bri went after hailey and she had my camera, so that was no good! lol

Anyway, it was a good day to get wet and fun. But man, I really do need to get a bathing suit. Said I would, but can't afford it right now.  And by the time I can get one, it'll probably be fall! Ha!

Lets get mommy... This kinda just made me laugh. lol

So, Summer officiallly started around here a few days ago, once school let out.

My daughter likes to torture, i mean play, with the neighbor kids. In all fairness, they torture her just as much, lol. But it drives me crazy at times. The two boys are the younger ones and there's still a significant age gap there and they usually end up fighting. I say they are like real brother and sister and my daughter sighed and said, "I want a brother and a dog".

Speaking of dogs...

There's this little white dog that lives a few houses down. This man always takes this little dog for a walk and he has stopped to let Brianna pet her. Anyway, while I'm trying to get Bri to quit bugging the kids next door, this little dog races into our back yard. She sniffs bri, sniffs me and races around and back out front. I figured she got off her leash and the man would either come in our yard and get her or she'd race back out to him. Well, I didn't go in the front yard to make sure that was the case. I just let her go...

Turns out, I was wrong. the kids next door came over and tried to get a hold of her, but she raced into the street, right in front of a car. thankfully, the car stopped and waited. but the dog kept circling the car and the car was starting to hesitantly move. The dog seemed so unfazed by it. The kids kept calling her and trying to get her back and then... she raced right out by 14 mile road. Thankfully, she didn't go racing into the road full of cars, but along the sidewalk. Boy was she fast. Then I just felt terrible. I kept looking for that man and he was no where.

I just hope the dog is okay.

I think knowing, now, that I could have let the dog sniff me long enough to where I could pick her up, she would be safe and I feel like an idiot for not doing that.

I remember when I had my dog. I was in 4th grade when we got her. She didn't get too big, but she was a strong little thing and didn't listen well. My mom told me I was too little to take her for walks. I don't know who let me do it, probably my dad, but she got away from me. I chased her, as she ran right to the same road, 14 mile, and I jumped and landed on the leash and got her. But you know how terrible that would've been if she had kept running and I couldn't have gotten her?

Yeah. She got lucky. I got lucky.

I hope this little dog got lucky too and that the family finds her.