August-the Lariope are starting to bloom. Never a good sign for those of us that love summer. It is a sign that summer is winding down. Yes, the lilac shaded blooms are beautiful, but I would rather that they stay green and that it stay summer, all year-round. Some days I feel as wilted as my poor plants do-but it's summer and I won't complain about the heat.
The kids and I bought school supplies yesterday. When I could not bear to pick up another glue stick packet, we left the bowels of hell-I mean the school supply section-and headed for the beach chairs and sunscreen. There are parents out there that think the school year starting is "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" as it is sung in the office supply store commercial, but I am not one of them. I am not wanting my children to leave for another school year simply because I know that it is one year closer to them leaving home and me.
Yes, this is the natural order of the world, but that does not make it any easier to deal with. I love being with my kids. Are there days that they drive me crazy? Of course! I know there are just as many days that I drive them batty. In five short years, my oldest will be starting college, my middle graduating from high school, and my youngest starting high school. They will by then be working during the summers, spending loads of time with friends, and I will(hopefully) be working outside the home again. I have taken every opportunity to enjoy this summer with them because I know that it might be the last one that I spend at home with them. Another reason for my wilting-reality bites sometimes.
We have gone to museums, water parks, amusement parks, the movies, the library, on bike rides, to tennis courts, and other fun places. We have also spent a fair amount of time doing nothing-watching T.V. and playing video games, or in our quiet moments reading alone. I woke up a few mornings ago to Captain Jack Sparrow and the Pirates of the Caribbean and promptly fixed my coffee and cozied into the couch to watch the movie with my son. My other two sleepy eyed kids filed in over the next half-hour and we ended up watching all three movies-not bothering to get dressed until well after noon. I love days like that-you have quite literally a laundry list of things to do and the most important thing you do that day is nothing with the most important people in your life.
I hope everyone has days like this. Enjoy your life one day at a time. Realize what you have-embrace it, acknowledge it, knowing that it will not always be. But also embrace the change that will inevitably come. There are good things waiting there too. Hopefully lots of hot summer days.
The kids and I bought school supplies yesterday. When I could not bear to pick up another glue stick packet, we left the bowels of hell-I mean the school supply section-and headed for the beach chairs and sunscreen. There are parents out there that think the school year starting is "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" as it is sung in the office supply store commercial, but I am not one of them. I am not wanting my children to leave for another school year simply because I know that it is one year closer to them leaving home and me.
Yes, this is the natural order of the world, but that does not make it any easier to deal with. I love being with my kids. Are there days that they drive me crazy? Of course! I know there are just as many days that I drive them batty. In five short years, my oldest will be starting college, my middle graduating from high school, and my youngest starting high school. They will by then be working during the summers, spending loads of time with friends, and I will(hopefully) be working outside the home again. I have taken every opportunity to enjoy this summer with them because I know that it might be the last one that I spend at home with them. Another reason for my wilting-reality bites sometimes.
We have gone to museums, water parks, amusement parks, the movies, the library, on bike rides, to tennis courts, and other fun places. We have also spent a fair amount of time doing nothing-watching T.V. and playing video games, or in our quiet moments reading alone. I woke up a few mornings ago to Captain Jack Sparrow and the Pirates of the Caribbean and promptly fixed my coffee and cozied into the couch to watch the movie with my son. My other two sleepy eyed kids filed in over the next half-hour and we ended up watching all three movies-not bothering to get dressed until well after noon. I love days like that-you have quite literally a laundry list of things to do and the most important thing you do that day is nothing with the most important people in your life.
I hope everyone has days like this. Enjoy your life one day at a time. Realize what you have-embrace it, acknowledge it, knowing that it will not always be. But also embrace the change that will inevitably come. There are good things waiting there too. Hopefully lots of hot summer days.
