Prep Time: 
15 minutes
 
Number of Servings:  4
Ingredients:
2 cups melon, chopped (cantaloupe, honeydew or watermelon)
2 cups cold water

Directions:
Place all ingredients in a blender container. Blend until  smooth.

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Are you trying to watch your budget, but still want to get away this summer?  Try some of these budget vacation ideas to save a few dollars on your summer vacation.

Camping
Bring your tent, pack your own food, and relax at camp sites all over the country.  Want to explore the National Parks?  Check out www.recreation.gov to research and make a reservation at sites run by the US Army Corps of Engineers, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and the USDA Forest Service.

  Local Resorts
Stay close to home.  Call your local resorts for discounts and promotions for area residents. 

  Visit Friends and Relatives
Do you have family or friends you have been putting off visiting?  Make a family trip and save on hotel costs as you stay with friends and family. 

  Share Costs with Another Family
Ask your good friends or family to go on vacation with you.  Reserve a cabin, bungalow or roomier accomodations and share the costs. 

  Home Exchange
Save the costs of hotels and dining out and exchange homes with a family wanting to come visit your local area.  Check out www.HomeExchange.com for national and international listings.  For a one-year membership fee, you can make as many exchanges as you want. 

Each year, about 260 children under 5 drown in swimming pools. In addition, the suction from drains in swimming pools and spas, under certain conditions, can entrap swimmers underwater. To help protect your family, be sure to take the following steps.

Use Layers of Protection
To prevent swimming pool drowning, layers of protection are essential. Place barriers completely around the pool, closely supervise young children, and be prepared in case of emergency.

In addition:
If a child is missing, always look first in the pool. Seconds count!
Knowing how to swim doesn’t make a child drown-proof.
Never use flotation devices as a substitute for supervision.
Keep rescue equipment and a phone next to the pool.
Learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Install physical barriers around the pool to limit access.

Fences and walls should be at least 4-feet high and installed completely around the pool.
Gates should be self-closing and self-latching. The latch should be out of reach of small children.

If your house forms one side of the barrier for the pool, doors leading from the house to the pool
should be protected with alarms that sound when the doors are unexpectedly
opened. Or, use a power safety cover, a motor-powered barrier placed over the water
area, to prevent access by young children.

For above-ground pools, steps and ladders to the pool should be secured or removed when the
pool is not in use.

Pool and Spa Entrapment Dangers
Never use a pool or spa with a missing or broken drain cover. Be sure a newer,
safer drain cover is in place. The new drain covers are usually domed-shaped
instead of the old flat drain covers.

Consider installing a Safety Vacuum Release System (SVRS) , a device that will automatically shut
off a pump if a blockage is detected.
Have a professional regularly inspect your pool or spa for entrapment or entanglement hazards.
Plainly mark the location of the electrical cut-off switch for the pool or spa pump.
If someone is entrapped against a drain, cut off the pump immediately. Instead of trying to pull the
person away from the powerful suction, pry a hand between the
drain and the person’s body to break the seal.

For more information, please visit CPSC’s Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/, or call the CPSC Hotline at (800) 638-2772.