I love summer. First of all, I don't have to teach. I love teaching, but I need a break now and then. Summer is great - it gives me time to do all sorts of projects, as well as to just sit around and do nothing. I can read the books I didn't get a chance to read, learn the software I didn't learn, and recharge the batteries. But I also love summer because of the crazy amount of cheap fruit you can get in the supermarket!

While in Hawaii, we ate lots of pineapple and papaya. I was kind of bummed that the other usual summer fruits were so expensive. I was happy to go to the store when we got back to AZ to find all sorts of stuff on sale - cherries, peaches, nectarines, melons, apricots, strawberries. I think I have at least 12 kinds of fruit in my house right now, and it's great to be able to grab a quick snack. We had tropical fruit salad with dinner last night, and mixed melons for breakfast. It's delicious!

And, I got a new toy. Right in time for our trip, and boy was it wonderful! I got a 16GB 3G iPad and I have to say I love it! I can keep books, magazines, movies, songs, notes, etc. on it. I can watch TV on it (the abc app is nice). And I can track WW on it. So far no dedicated iPad app for WW, but the iPod one works for the time being.