Hot Dog, Pork n Beans and A glass of Kool Aid

Today I poured myself some Kool-Aid and as it went down the pipes I closed my eyes and remember the summer days as a kid. My Tia used to watch my siblings and I during the summers. I remember having a hot dog, pork n beans and a nice glass of kool aid for lunch everyday, every summer till we were old enough to stay on our own.

Those were the summers we would do crafts, run through the sprinklers when we were to lazy to get out the slip n slide. We would be outside for hours. We would smell like sweaty puppies and the grass stains were as green as could be on the knees. Occasionally at a local school they would give out free lunch, and those were the only days we got a break from the hot dogs.

I cant ever remember ever getting tired of eating that same lunch, because back then nothing matter. Four thirty would roll around and like clock work my mom would come to pick us up. It took her about an hour usually to round us up and persuade us to get in the car.

My Tia was a special lady. She was always sick with diabetes and there were times when we thought we would lose her. She made our days spacial and fun. We would do talent shows, make homemade kites, walk to the park for picnics ( yup the same hot dogs). She always had a camera to, snapping shots as we ran around the yard. We loss my aunt about six months ago. Her diabetes finally took her out. Kool Aid will always remind me of her. I thank God that we had those special summers. I learned alot from her, she taught us kids how to be creative and never let us just sit in front of a t.v.

Who knew that after many years a hot dog, pork n beans and a glass of kool aid could still bring joy to my heart!