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17. How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation

Kevin's plans for a fun summer are dashed when Paul announces his family is leaving for the summer and he writes a long heartfelt message in Winnie's yearbook.

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It's the end of seventh grade for Kevin and a summer full of changes in his life. Winnie's parents, ( H. Richard Greene and Lynn Milgrim ), are separating and Kevin's favorite teacher Miss White announces she will be getting married over the summer and her new name will be Mrs. Heimer (spelled a few different ways). Paul and his family leave for an extra-long vacation for supposedly the entire summer, and Winnie and her mother will be spending the summer at her Aunt's in Maine. So this leaves Kevin sulking about having nothing to do and no one to spend his summer with.

After getting an unexpected kiss from Winnie after he spills his heart about her in her yearbook, he spends the last day with Winnie at the Cooper's barbeque and thinks about Winnie's brother Brian. Kevin no longer feels angry, having gained a new perspective seeing Winnie's family tearing themselves apart in their grief. Kevin spends the rest of the summer mowing the neighbor's lawn, fishing with his dad, watching Neil Armstrong walk on the Moon and considering himself lucky to not be going through what Winnie is. Guest-starring: H. Richard Greene as Winnie's father; Lynn Milgrim as Winnie's mother. Recurring guests: Robert Picardo as Coach Cutlip; Wendel Meldrum as Miss White; Ben Stein as Mr. Cantwell.

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