Taking the kids: Summer fun despite everything

kAm$FC6[ E96 64@?@>J :D H@CC:D@>6 2D :D E96 AC@DA64E @7 86EE:?8 56E2:?65 H96? J@F 7=J 324< 7C@> @G6CD62D]k^Am

kAmqFE E92E 5@6D?’E >62? J@F D9@F=5 8:G6 FA @? DF>>6C 7F?] *@FC <:?56C82CE?6C H:== @?=J 36 6?EC2?465 3J s: D?6J AC:?46DD6D 7@C D@ =@?8j D2>6 H:E9 J@FC g\J62C\@=5 2?5 5:?@D2FCD] pD E@ J@FC J@F?8 E66?D[ H6==[ H9@ <?@HD H92E H:== :?E6C6DE E96>n qFE :E H@?’E 36 E@@ =@?8 367@C6 E96J 2C6 E@@ 3FDJ H:E9 DF>>6C ;@3D 2?5 :?E6C?D9:AD E@ E2<6 2 EC:A H:E9 J@F] *@F @?=J 92G6 D@ >2?J J62CD 7@C E96 <:5D E@ DA6?5 E:>6 H:E9 E96:C 8C2?5A2C6?ED 2?5 @E96C 6=56C=J C6=2E:G6D]k^Am

kAmx’> ?@E D2J:?8 DA6?5 H92E J@F 42?’E 277@C5] x’> ?@E D2J:?8 DA=FC86 E9:D DF>>6C :7 E92E >2<6D J@F F?4@>7@CE23=6 :? E9:D 64@?@>J] x’> ;FDE D2J:?8 E96C6 2C6 A=6?EJ @7 H2JD E@ 42CG6 @FE D@>6 >6>@C23=6 72>:=J 7F? 2E 2 E:>6 H96? H6 >@DE ?665 :E]k^Am

kAmWppp 7@C642DED C64@C5 |6>@C:2= s2J H66<6?5 EC2G6=[ H:E9 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^?6HDC@@>]222]4@>^a_ad^_d^>6>@C:2=\52J\7@C642DE^Qmcd]` >:==:@? EC2G6=6CDk^2m A=2??:?8 ;@FC?6JD E9:D J62C]Xk^Am

kAmx7 J@F 42?’E D4@C6 EC2G6= 562=D 3J 5C:G:?8 E@ 2 56DE:?2E:@?[ =@H\4@DE 42CC:6CD W{rrDX >2<6 :E >@C6 64@?@>:42= E@ 7=J] |2I:>:K6 J@FC 72>:=J’D 2:C72C6 3F586E 3J D6EE:?8 2=6CED @? D:E6D DF49 2D w@AA6C[ z2J2< 2?5 v@@8=6 u=:89ED] $9@A $A:C:E[ uC@?E:6C 2?5 qC66K6 p:CH2JD]k^Am

kAmx?E6C?2E:@?2= EC2G6=6CD D9@F=5 D9@A !{p*[ D6CG:?8 bb tFC@A62? 2?5 %FC<:D9 4:E:6D G:2 x46=2?5 7C@> q2=E:>@C6[ q@DE@? 2?5 }6H *@C< 2:CA@CED] uC6?49 q66[ }@CD6 pE=2?E:4 2?5 }6@D 2C6 @E96C =@H\4@DE 42CC:6CD D6CG:?8 tFC@A6 7C@> 2 76H p>6C:42? 4:E:6D] u@==@H E96> @? D@4:2= >65:2 D@ J@F H:== <?@H H96? ?6H 562=D 5C@A] qF586E 2:C=:?6D =:<6 #J2?2:C 2?5 t2DJy6E @776C 277@C523=6 @AE:@?D 7@C EC2G6=:?8 H:E9:? tFC@A6 2D 5@ >2?J D>2==6C 42CC:6CD]k^Am

kAm(:E9 @FC 4@==628F6D 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]>J72>:=JEC2G6=D]4@>Qmu2>:=J %C2G6= u@CF>k^2m H6’G6 AFE E@86E96C @FC 36DE $F>>6C uF? :562D[ >2?J 4=@D6C E@ 9@>6]k^Am

kAmu@C 6I2>A=6[ 5:5 J@F <?@H E92E J@F 42? 4CF:D6 7C@> D@>6 a_ A@CED[ :?4=F5:?8 v2=G6DE@?[ q2=E:>@C6[ $2? s:68@ 2?5 $62EE=6n %96C6 2C6 2=D@ 8C62E <:5D\7C66 562=D[ :?4=F5:?8 @? |$r Wz:5D D2:= 7C66Xi k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]>D44CF:D6DFD2]4@>^rCF:D6\s62=D^FA\E@\b_\@77\A=FD\<:5D\D2:=\7C66^2==\:E:?6C2C:6DnA286l`U2>AjAC:46EJA6lt+p%U2>AjD@CElC6=6G2?46Qm&A E@ b_T @77 rCF:D6D Z z:5D $2:= uC66Y \ p== xE:?6C2C:6D M |$r rCF:D6Dk^2m[ }@CH68:2? Wz:5D D2:= 7C66Xi k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?4=]4@>^QmrCF:D6Di }@CH68:2? rCF:D6 {:?6 '242E:@? s62=D M }r{k^2m 2?5 #@J2= r2C:3362? Wz:5D D2:= 7C66Xi k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]C@J2=42C:3362?]4@>^4CF:D6DnD62C49l4FDE@>Tbpz$uU2>Aj4@F?ECJl&$pQmu:?5 2 rCF:D6 M $62C49 E96 q6DE rCF:D6D 7@C a_ad U2>Aj a_aek^2m]k^Am

kAm*@F 42? 2=D@ 2G@:5 E96 92DD=6D @7 7=J:?8 3J E2<:?8 2 C@25 EC:A[ 2D H6 C646?E=J 5:5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2<:?8E96<:5D]4@>^6=6A92?E\D62=D\E@\3FEE6C65\4@@<:6D\D=@\42=:7@C?:2^Qm7C@> s6?G6C E@ r2=:7@C?:2 2?5 324<k^2m] *@F 42? 3C:?8 J@FC A6ED 2?5 42>A 2=@?8 E96 H2J E@ D2G6 >@?6J 2?5 4964< @FE E9@D6 DE2CCJ D<:6D 7C@> E96 p5:C@?524<D E@ |2:?6 E@ &E29 2?5 %F@=F>?6 r@F?EJ[ r2=:7@C?:2[ ?62C *@D6>:E6 }2E:@?2= !2C<] W$62C49 7@C 2 s2C< $<J A=246 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^52C<D<J]@C8^H92E\H6\5@^:?E6C?2E:@?2=\52C<\D<J\A=246D^2==\A=246D^Qm96C6k^2m]Xk^Am

kAmsC:G6 FA E96 r6?EC2= r@2DE @7 r2=:7@C?:2 <?@H? 2D k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]D=@42=]4@>Qm$=@r2=k^2m @C 86E J@FC <:4<D @? #@FE6 ee] xE CF?D 7C@> x==:?@:D E9C@F89 |:DD@FC:[ z2?D2D[ ~<=29@>2[ %6I2D[ }6H |6I:4@ 2?5 pC:K@?2 367@C6 6?5:?8 :? $@FE96C? r2=:7@C?:2] *@F H:== DE:== 7:?5 @=5\72D9:@?65 >@E6=D[ ?6@? =:89ED[ BF:C<J 2EEC24E:@?D =:<6 E96 r25:==24 #2?49 :? p>2C:==@[ %6I2D[ >@C6 E92? ad_ 3F:=5:?8D[ 3C:586D[ C@25 2=:8?>6?ED 2?5 >@C6 2C6 =:DE65 @? E96 }2E:@?2= #68:DE6C @7 w:DE@C:4 !=246D]k^Am

kAmw@H 23@FE 2 EC2:? EC:An *@FC <:5D H:== 4@?8C2EF=2E6 J@F 7@C EC2G6=:?8 >@C6 DFDE2:?23=J] u2>:=:6D 32D65 :? E96 >:5\pE=2?E:4 H:== 7:?5 D6G6C2= 8C62E EC:AD] p>EC2<[ <:5D a E@ `a C:56 2E d_ A6C46?E @77[ 2D =@?8 2D E96J 2C6 EC2G6=:?8 H:E9 @?6 25F=E W`gZX] x7 J@F’C6 9625:?8 7@C 2 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>J72>:=JEC2G6=D]4@>^7:G6\E@A\EC2:?\EC:AD\7@C\6IA=@C:?8\E96\H6DE^Qm(6DE6C? EC2:? EC:Ak^2m[ 3@@< p>EC2<’D @G6C?:89E k6>m$F?D6E {:>:E65k^6>m :? 6:E96C 5:C64E:@? 36EH66? {@F:D:2?2 2?5 r2=:7@C?:2]k^Am

kAm%CJ #':?8] %2<6 J@FC A:4< @7 #'D H:E9 2 A66C\E@\A66C #' C6?E2= 4@>A2?J =:<6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH];5@B@4J]4@>^4=:4<\ahccca`\`dd`cefgQm#'$92C6k^2m @C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]@FE5@@CDJ]4@>^Qm~FE5@@CDJk^2m] pFE@42>A 92D <:4<65 E96 6IA6C:6?46 FA 2 ?@E49 H:E9 H:?6 E2DE:?8D 2?5 C6D:56?E ?2EFC2=:DED[ H9@ 8F:56 9:<6D @?46 J@F’G6 6>6C865 7C@> J@FC G:?E286 p:CDEC62>] w:=E@? w@?@CD >6>36CD 42? ?@H 3@@< pFE@42>A 6IA6C:6?46D FD:?8 E96:C =@J2=EJ A@:?ED] r964< @FE E96:C ?:?6 5@8\7C:6?5=J 42>AD 7C@> y@D9F2 %C66 E@ r2A6 r@5[ }2A2 '2==6J E@ +:@?[ &E29] |2<6 DFC6 J@F’G6 A24<65 2 4@AJ @7 >J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]72=4@?8F:56D]4@>^hfg`chb_dfggf^E96\<:5D\8F:56\E@\42>A:?8^Qmz:5’D vF:56 E@ r2>A:?8]k^2mk^Am

kAmx7 J@FC 72>:=J =@G6D 32D632==[ 4C27E 2 C@25 EC:A 2C@F?5 J@FC 72G@C:E6 E62>D] |2<6 DFC6 E@ DE@A 2E D@>6 9:DE@C:4 DE25:F>D =:<6 u6?H2J !2C< E92E @A6?65 :? `h`a 2?5 :D 9@>6 E@ E96 q@DE@? #65 $@I 2?5 (C:8=6J u:6=5 :? r9:428@ H96C6 E96 rF3D 92G6 A=2J65 7@C >@C6 E92? 2 46?EFCJ] $2G6 >@C6 3J 4966C:?8 @? >:?@C =628F6 E62>D =:<6 E96 }@C7@=< %:56D[ 2? ~C:@=6D ppp E62> :? ':C8:?:2[ E96 %6??6DD66 $>@<:6D[ 2 rF3D pp E62> 2?5 E96 !@CE=2?5[ |2:?6 $62 s@8D H9@ D6?5 A=2J6CD E@ E96 #65 $@I] {@@< 7@C DF>>6C 4@==686 =628F6D E@@] %96 r2A6 r@5 q2D632== {628F6 :D @?6 @7 E96 AC6>:6C 4@==68:2E6 DF>>6C =628F6D H:E9 >@C6 E92? `[___ 7@C>6C A=2J6CD H9@ 92G6 8@?6 @? E@ A=2J :? E96 >2;@C =628F6D]k^Am

kAmx7 J@FC <:5D 2C6 3688:?8 7@C 2? k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]G:D:E@C=2?5@]4@>Qm~C=2?5@k^2m EC:A[ E96C6 :D?’E 2 36EE6C E:>6 E@ :?5F=86 E96>] $E2CE 2E &?:G6CD2= $EF5:@D u=@C:52[ H96C6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]F?:G6CD2=@C=2?5@]4@>^H63^6?^FD^E96>6\A2C<D^6A:4\F?:G6CD6QmtA:4 &?:G6CD6k^2m :D E96 >@DE 9@E=J 2?E:4:A2E65 ?6H E96>6 A2C< “=2?5” E@ @A6?] %96 ?6H =2?5 H2D :?DA:C65 3J 2 3=6?5 @7 @FE6C DA246[ }:?E6?5@ 82>6D[ w2CCJ !@EE6C[ E96 7:=> “w@H E@ %C2:? *@FC sC28@?” 2?5 &?:G6CD2=’D =@?8 9:DE@CJ H:E9 9@CC@C 7:=>D] pE |28:4 z:?85@> :? (2=E s:D?6J (@C=5 #6D@CE[ $A246 |@F?E2:? C642==D :ED @A6?:?8 @? y2?] `d[ `hfd] $62(@C=5 ~C=2?5@ 563FED E96 H@C=5’D 7:CDE 7F==J :>>6CD:G6 pC4E:4\E96>65 ‘7=J:?8’ E962E6C H96C6 8F6DED 42? 6IA6C:6?46 E96 pC4E:4] p ?6H 2BF2C:F> 2?5 255:E:@?2= E96>65 9@E6= C@@>D 2C6 4@>:?8 E@ {tv~{p}s u=@C:52[ H96C6 A=2J :D E9:D J62C’D 7@4FD]k^Am

kAm*@F 42? D2G6 >@?6J 3J @AE:?8 7@C 2 G242E:@? C6?E2= :? ?62C3J z:DD:>>66 W>2?J H:E9 E96:C @H? A@@=DX[ E96 ?6H k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^G:==2E6=]4@>^G:==2E6=\@C=2?5@\C6D@CEQm':==2E6= ~C=2?5@ #6D@CEk^2m H:E9 4@?5@\EJA6 =@58:?8 2?5 E96 7:CDE 2A2CE>6?ED 3J |2CC:@EE q@?G@J] x7 J@F’G6 8@E 2 E62496C :? E96 9@FD6[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^5:D?6JDAC:?8D9@E6=D]4@>^E62496CD^Qms:D?6J $AC:?8D #6D@CE pC62 w@E6=Dk^2m 2C6 @776C:?8 DA64:2= DF>>6C C2E6D 6I4=FD:G6=J 7@C E62496CD DE2CE:?8 2E Shb 2 ?:89E]k^Am

kAm|@DE :>A@CE2?E=J[ DE@A H@CCJ:?8 2?5 92G6 D@>6 7F? E9:D DF>>6C]k^Am

kA 4=2DDlQD9:CEE2:=QmWu@C >@C6 %2<:?8 E96 z:5D[ G:D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]E2<:?8E96<:5D]4@>QmHHH]E2<:?8E96<:5D]4@>k^2m 2?5 2=D@ 7@==@H %2<:?8%96z:5D @? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EH:EE6C]4@>^E2<:?8E96<:5DQm%H:EE6Ck^2m[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^72463@@<]4@>^E2<:?8E96<:5DQmu2463@@<k^2m 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:?DE28C2>]4@>^E2<:?8E96<:5D^Qmx?DE28C2>k^2m H96C6 t:=66? ~8:?EK H6=4@>6D J@FC BF6DE:@?D 2?5 4@>>6?ED] %96 7@FCE9 65:E:@? @7 %96 z:5’D vF:56 E@ }6H *@C< r:EJ 2?5 E96 E9:C5 65:E:@? @7 %96 z:5’D vF:56 E@ (2D9:?8E@? s]r] 2C6 E96 =2E6DE :? 2 D6C:6D @7 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2<:?8E96<:5D]4@>^E96\<:5D\8F:56D\<:5D\96=A\<:5D\5:D4@G6C^Qm`c 3@@<Dk^2m 7@C <:5 EC2G6=6CD AF3=:D965 3J t:=66?]Xk^Am

kAmk6>m©a_ad t:=66? ~8:?EK] s:DEC:3FE65 3J %C:3F?6 r@?E6?E p86?4J[ {{r]k^6>mk^Am