8. Eat breakfast lunch outside as often as possible.

I had the best of intentions, but it turns out that breakfast is more of a free-range four-course affair that must be accompanied by cartoons. I know I shouldn't let them watch so much TV, but cartoons with breakfast, during the summer? It's kind-of one of the better parts of childhood.

Plus, unlike the rest of the world, we're having rather a cool summer, so it's about 52 degrees out at breakfast time.

Lunch - my darlings - lunch is always eaten outside, at the little table on the front porch, which is the best room in the house right now. And lunch is always delicious.