Well it's that time. Again. Another summer over and the kids are already back in school. In fact, they went back Monday morning. Nevermind that it's still August and 90+ degrees. Nope, school is back in session!
Normally I'd be doing the happy dance, but for some reason this year I'm a little upset about the sudden end to summer vacation. Perhaps it's because I had high hopes for making this a great summer for my kids. I had plans I intended to make and specific activities I wanted to do. All of that sort of went out the window as the summer raged on. Now don't get me wrong, we did do some fun stuff. I took the kids to the pool a few times (not as much as I would've liked, but we did go.) We went bowling, they went to Lake Compounce, an amusement/water park here in the lovely state of CT. Heck my daughter even got to see her favorite boy band Big Time Rush at an exclusive NYC concert event. That's pretty rad, no?! We also hosted two fabulous French exchange students. Let's not forget that!!
I'm not sure how or when my summer plans got derailed, but somehow they did. Despite the fun we had, it just didn't seem like enough. Maybe I pushed too hard to make this summer "fun" because of my divorce. I decided to overcompensate by trying to make sure the kids were having fun 24/7. Could be. I will say we seem to be caught in some space time continuum lately because time seems to be passing by at a much quicker pace. The summer literally breezed by. Let's blame my inability to make plans on that and call it a day. ;)
I am ecstatic that school has started. Today is our first day and I have been waiting for this day since June. Now it is time to get back to work.
ReplyDeleteI agree, as a WAHM the summer has been rough. I relish the peace and quiet. But still feel like our summer was "sub par." Hope yours was great Anne! :)
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