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August 2007 That Reminds Me
Busy August days
 Emily Schilling
Editor
August is one of those cram-as-much-as-you-can-in kind of months.
Summer break is fleeting fast. Early August is the last chance families have for a vacation before the school year starts. That means working extra hard before your trip and working even harder when you return. (My theory on vacations: relax while you can, because you’ll make up for it when you get back!)
If you’ve been promising your kids a weekend getaway to a nearby theme park, and haven’t gone yet, do it soon. Take it from me: expect lots of people and long lines. You definitely won’t be the only ones who’ve forgotten that summer break slips away much quicker when you’re older
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With school around the corner, it’s time to scan store circulars for the best prices on notebook paper, pens and backpacks, and whatever other perplexing items that might be on your kids’ school supply lists (what’s with the white sock and the brown construction paper?). If the kids happened to bring any leftover supplies home at the end of last school year and the dog hasn’t chewed them up yet, now’s a good time to pick through them to see if you can reuse anything.
Of course, you need to find time between vacation and school to head over to the Indiana State Fair. The big news for a fair food fanatic like me is that fair concessionaires have switched to zero trans fat cooking oils. I will restrain myself from too many deep-fried indulgences, but I am looking forward to binging on those spiral cut potato chips (definitely worth the price of admission to the fair). And when I do binge, I won’t have to feel as guilty about going off my diet.
In between all the end-of-the-summer getaways, shopping and fair fun, gardeners must not forget to head out to their plots to pick — with a little rain and care — ample crops of zucchini, green beans, corn and cucumbers.
It’s imperative that zucchini growers have lots of squash recipes. Roasting, sauteing and grilling are good ways to prepare the green veggie, but after awhile, you no longer look forward to having them on your plate. Disguising zucchini as dessert in pies, muffins or cakes is critical to ensure you actually enjoy eating what you’ve grown.
Despite its often unbearable heat, I like August. The days are still long, sunshine is the norm and the trees — if not the grass — are green. We cram all we can into the month because the kid in all of us doesn’t want summer to end.
Written By: eceditor
Date Posted: 7/19/2007
Number of Views: 407
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