Speedy Summer

Okay, here it is in a review.  Not that really anyone but myself cares, but I know I'll forget my entire life if I don't write it down. 

After the Forth of July the kids had another week off of freedom before swimming lessons start.  Everyday at the pool for 45 minutes for two weeks straight, you wouldn't think that would be too big of a deal, but for some reason, having to be at specific place at a specific time is hard for me.  Good thing I don't work outside the home, and I can drop Jack off at school in my P.J.'s while the other two eat their breakfast in the car. 

Ella's Birthday was just before and we had fun celebrating at the pool.  That girl LOVES the pool.  I have to watch her so closely.  I'm afraid she'll drown herself, she loves the feeling of the water around her neck, nose, and face.  Strange for a kid that age, and very anxiety producing to watch.  But I let her go as best I can, for the most part, the boys just have to make sure they are taking care of themselves because I can't turn my back on her.

August was full of trips to Grandma and Grandpa's as me and Lewis finished a painting project on the house and took some time for ourselves in the Cities.  The kids came back and we geared up for school season to begin again.  See?  Where does the time go?  We romanticize the long summer days, being lazy by the pool, sipping lemonade, and then just as fast as you saw that vision, its gone. 

The thought that the season makes me sad, but the thought of schedule makes me sane.  Goodbye summer, Hello Sanity!