Summer blues...

My kids have just over 3 weeks until they return to school. August 10th will be here before I know it. When they first were on summer break, it didn't feel real. Like, they are going to be home with me each day, this isn't real. Last school year flew by. When I look back at those months of them at school and me working, it seems like a blur. Then when I think about this summer, for the most part, it's gone by quick. Is that life? Just shoots by, hold on, or else you'll miss out?

I do enjoy the kids home for the most part. They don't bug me a whole lot. They are older. My son will be 11 on August 2nd, so I guess I could say he's basically 11, right? And my daughter is 8. Since I'm talking birthdays, hers is December 12th, so she's 8 1/2.

We are a lazy bunch in the mornings. I usually wake-up a little after 7, but I don't get out of bed until 8 or after. I have my tea and then we just all chill together for an hour before we begin to move and act like living things. We begin our chores, because if we don't do them first thing, we'll just stay lazy. Our afternoons are spent at the pool a few days a week.

So it's a little sad that in a blink of an eye, they will be getting on the school bus and heading back to school. I totally miss them the first few days and mope, I admit it. I get sad and wait for them to get home. I stand at the front door like my dog, watching for the bus to bring them home.

This year, the son goes to middle school. I have two buses to look for.

The next few weeks, I hope to give my kids a good time. Build some memories with them and give them stories to tell when they return to school.

How is your summer going? When do the kids return to school in your area?