Sliding into the Lazy Days of Summer - TulsaKids Magazine

Sliding into the Lazy Days of Summer - TulsaKids Magazine

My childhood summers were spent riding through the neighborhood on my purple Stingray bike, spending endless hours swimming at the Elks Club, and checking out as many books as I could carry from the bookmobile — books that I would later read, perched on my favorite branch of the mimosa tree. Evenings were spent playing “Red Light, Green,” “Mother May I,” and chasing fireflies. Until I turned 16 and began working, I spent my summer days happily d…