Pollyanna One of my favourite movies with summer atmosphere is Pollyanna. It is very kind and inspiring to alter your life to a happier one. The main character is a girl which has recently become an orphan. She plays a game her father taught her: looking for anything joyous even in a grim situation. In the beginning she plays this game alone, but then she teaches everybody in the town to play. When Pollyanna herself becomes paralyzed (don't worry, it isn't a sad end) she can't find courage to continue her game, but all the inhabitants of the town, including the most bad-tempered persons, come to support her, and that is touching. I don't really like the cast, but I watched this movie several times and finally got used to the actors. I strongly recommend this movie for family viewing.

Μία πρωί Συνήθως ξυπνάω στις 6 το πρωί με η κόρη μου. Βουρτσίζω τα δόντια μου. Μετά ο άντρας μου και τα αγόρια ξυπνούν. Τρώμε κάτι. Στις 9 ο άντρας μου φεύγει στη δουλειά του ή αρχίζει να δουλεύει στο σπίτι. Εγώ διδάσκω παιδιά και φεύγω να περπατώ με παιδιά. Στις μεσημέρι τρώμε πάλι. Μετά η κόρη κοιμάται. Εγώ μελετάω ξένες γλώσσες ή διαβάζω. Όταν είμαι κουρασμένη, κοιμάμαι και εγώ.

Klady a zápory léta Každá mince má dvě strany. Mám ráda letní počasí a sluníčko, ale musím pozorovat, aby děti nedostali úžeh a neohořely. Musejí nosit čepice a používat opalovací krém. Letní květení je nádherné, ale léto v Praze je pro mě doba alergii. Mám rýmu celých dva měsíce a nesnesitelně mě svědí oči. Ráda plavu, ale abych se dostala do pláže, musím jet dvěma autobusy, a s dětmi to není zábava. Chutnají mi letní ovoce, jsou i zdravé, ale jsou drahé. Děti mají prázdniny, odpočívají, ale já musím pro ně každý den pořádat něco zajímavého, aby nehráli pořád na počítači. Ještě se bojím, že chybí jím přátelé, protože ještě nemají je mimo školy. Snážím se řešit problémy, které můžu řešit a pak se soustředím na to, abych viděla víc světlých stran.

Pros and cons of the summer There are two sides of each coin, including the attributes of summer. I enjoy summer weather and sun, but I need to be careful to prevent me and my family from the sunstroke and the sunburns. Moreover, recently I've found out that the pincers like warm weather as much as I do. To be honest, I'm afraid of these insects. Flowers are blooming, and that's amazing, but after the move I started suffering from the allergy, and it's unbearable. I've never had such itching eyes and stuffy nose as I have now for almost two months. Summer fruits and berries are sweet and they give us necessary vitamins and fiber, but they are rather expensive. Only swimming doesn't cause any problems for me. It's just too hard to organize: getting to a nearest lake takes us more than 40 minutes by two different buses. It's not a pleasure to go there with kids. Taking into account that we can't spend too much time at the beach, it becomes an exhausting activity.

Plans for the summer Our world became so unpredictable these days, that I find it difficult and unpleasant to plan anything serious, such as a flight to another country. My parents live far from here, so they are missing me and my family and they ask me in each conversation (usually once a week) how and when we are going to meet them. I can't answer and I don't intend to solve this problem until all the restrictions are removed. I've heard that we are already allowed to fly to some countries, but I don't know which rules are applied now at the airports, in planes and taxis. I live in Czechia and we still must wear masks while traveling by public transport, as well as in shops and in entertainment centers. In a word, everywhere indoors we are in masks, except of home. I think that traveling with kids is tough enough to add some additional stress, so we prefer to not even consider flying in a mask. But meeting my parents is a really precious thing, so maybe in some weeks they can fly to us. I want to cry thinking that we won't swim in the sea this year - it'd be a great resource of energy for me, but we can plan another trips, shorter and within our country. I'd like to see some of the Czech lakes and swim there, maybe rent a pretty little house near the mountains, so that the kids could spend enough time outdoors. I also want to see several admirable Czech castles, such as Karlshtein and Lednice. Except of traveling, we have some things to do with our documents: we're going to do all the paperwork to receive a parent's allowance for our daughter. After this I'd like to get a legal advice on how I can work here as a private teacher. The main and the most difficult part of my plan is about friendships and socialisation. Nobody in our family has enough communication after the move and it concerns me more than any other problems. So we should arrange some meetings. It isn't a very cheerful essay, but I wish everyone a nice summer with many recreational activities!

How to keep safe on a day at the beach Do you like to spend your time at the beach during the summer? Then you need to know how to keep safe there. First of all, you should be aware of how dangerous the sun can be. It could cause sunburns and even a skin cancer. The best way not to suffer from the sun is being in shadow. You can use an umbrella or a beach tent for this. Before leaving the shadow make sure you use a sunscreen all over your body and face. You can determine relatively safe time by looking at the shadows: the shadow of the object should be longer than the object itself. Never left the children unattended at the beach. Don't forget that drowning in real life is silent, not as in movies. Keep safe and have a nice vacation!

Plány na léto Když přemýšlím o tomhle létě, dospívám k závěru, že je nejzvláštnější léto v mém životě. Nic jsem neplánovala, protože se situace ve světě mění každý týden. Před karanténou jsem měla takový plán: letět někam k moři, tam se setkat s rodiči, odpočívat, plavat, chodit po památkách a prostě se procházet. Travit takhle asi dva týdny a pak se vrátit domů plnou síl. Nyní nejsem jistá, že pojedeme na dovolenou do jiné země. Možná, strávíme celé léto v Česku, a není to tak špatné. Můžeme si pronajmout nějaký hezký domeček, třeba, na horách, aby děti byly dost venku. Můžeme si ještě někdy půjčit auto na víkend a jet na Máchovo jezero, do Karlštejna nebo do Českého Krumlova - to jsou místa, kde jsme ještě nikdy nebyli, ale chceme je uvidět. Ale nejsou to konkrétní plány. Jsem ráda, že píšu tenhle sloh, protože jsem díky němu dostala námět k přemýšlení a hned po ukončení budu rozhodovat, kam a kdy pojedeme. Ale nejdůležitější, co mám udělat v tomhle létě, je trávit dost času se svými příbuznými, když děláme něco opravdu zajímavého spolu.

Kám jsme přijeli na dovolenou? Můj manžel má rád orientační běh a rogaining. V tomhle roce se zaregistroval pro zúčastnění v mistrovství světa, které je v tenhle raz na horach Pyrenejích. Chtěli jsme jet do Španělska celou rodinou, bydlet pár týdnů blizko Barcelony a plavat v moři. Začala jsem se učit španělsky. Ale pak jsme zjistili, že není Barcelona úplně ve Španělsku, spíše v Katalánsku. Teď nevíme, jestli je naše dovolená ve Španělsku nebo v Katalánsku. :)

Things or friends I am sad and tired now. I have spent today evening with my and friend's children. Our children are friends too. They were playing with each other for six years, since our older kids were one year old. Of course sometimes they quarrel but their rows never were too serious but not today. My son brought a toy phone to the walk. His friend wanted to play with it too, but my son didn't allow. I do not approve such behavior, I think that it is like teasing. Usually I ask children not to take toys which they want to play alone and try to show how interesting joint games are. My son put the phone on the table. Then his friend took the phone and showed it to my son. I think that was a bad thing too. I think that each person should respect others and not to take other people's things without permission. The situation was not serious but children's reactions were. They yelled that they are no friends now and tried to fight and broke things. Now I think if there is a proper system of values in the world. I tell my son that people are more important than things and that the best things in the life actually are not things. It is right for me and for some people I respect but is it right for all people? I know people who don't try to have good relationship and some of them are pretty happy. It seems that I have a mess in my head. I asked my son to think about what is the most important things for him. I want him to have his own system of values but I am going to continue meeting him with my values.