A Word of Advice
This past weekend was a moderately eventful one filled with a lot of heat, humidity and 
lessons learned. As learned by my roommate and something I actually wrote about in the MOMs sales flyer article this month; “When you are wading in the water or playing on the shores, no matter where you are, beware of things you cannot see. From rocks and stumps to pollution in our waterways, these things can be buried in the sand and lurking in deep water. Take precautions before diving in. Wear water-friendly sandals to protect the soles of your feet to be extra cautious in murky river bottoms.”
My roommate, who is to remain nameless, made the mistake of wading into Rock Creek in the heart of DC, in efforts to retrieve a ball they saw lodged between a rock and a fallen branch. They took off their tennis shoes and socks and began their voyage into murky water, when BAM, they stepped on something hidden below that caused them to cry out in pain, as it cut the bottom of their foot. With a disgruntled look on their face they reached into the water to find out the cause and found a rusted out soup can with sharp edges. Not only did they now have a cut foot from a rusted can, but they now had a cut foot with contamination ridden Rock Creek water inside of it.
Lesson for the weekend: as said before, beware of things you cannot see, especially when wading into water. It is safer to wear water shoes and respect the safety signs around bodies of water.