What ever happened to summer?

I have been sitting here tonight straightening the house wondering where in the world summer has gone. I sent B to her first day of Jr. High. (I do not recommend to ANYONE to go in there....still wondering what kind of mother I am) Seems like just yesterday M&M walked home and dissolved in a puddle of tears because she was going to miss her teacher, and her friends, and the bus driver......she can be a little bit dramatic, but the girl loves school. I even took Roo to her pre-school open house. She was miffed she didn't get to stay longer, and wants to go back as soon as possible. I hope her teacher feels like that after a couple of days and Roo is comfortable in her class. I can say that we have had a very full and adventurous summer.

The first highlight that I missed is Roo turned 4. Poor thing was sick for her birthday, but she put on a good show. I can't say she didn't share anything from her birthday, because that night I got the same crud she had been trying to get rid of for a week. Thank goodness none of the party guests got sick. I always try and say a few things about my girls on their birthdays. I have to say Roo is giving us a good run for our money. She is the most determined 4 year old I have ever met. She is way too smart and does everything she puts her mind to. Life is a song for her. She is singing a medley of tunes all day ranging from her favorite primary songs from church to the Mama Mia sound track with a little radio Disney and some Christmas songs thrown in for balance. She is in trouble more than not, but always says something that breaks the tension and gets herself off the hook. I am sorry I missed it, but Happy Be-lated birthday Roo.

Roo also took swimming lessons this summer. I have never in my life sat and listened to anyone tell thier swim teacher no so many times in an hour. She was a stinker. Then she would come home and try to practice in the bathtub to prove she had been listening. Little stinker. Her swim teacher is a saint and I appreciate her patience with Roo. She said it was her last year teaching, and I feel some responsibility for that. Even if Roo did give her a hard time she surely does love you Lisa!

July flew way too fast this year. I got to go to girls camp and then we headed off to the beautiful state of Washington for my family reunion. Both were an adventure. I was so glad to get to go to girls camp with B. We had a great time. This year we had some people who generously offered to let us stay in their cabin for camp. It was heavenly. No coolers, real showers, flushing toilets, no camp stoves. I have never gone to girls camp without tents in the whole 15 or 20 years I have gone to camp. It was so nice. And to top it off we had a fabulous group of girls. There was no drama. Like I said, it was a heavenly year.

When we got home we left the next morning for the family reunion in the motorhome Hubby bought. May I suggest if you are going to buy a motorhome in a salvage auction and refurbish it, you may want to take it for a trial run. Just sayin'. I will leave that story for another day. It's a good one too. I will say after 10 days in our own personal version of the rolling turd, I was glad to come home, and I am never glad to come home. I am so glad we went and it's a trip we will always remember. Now if we can just get Hubby a real vacation maybe he will feel a little better.

Aug. has rushed by and spent recovering from July and trying to cram everything we were going to do this summer in. It didn't work. We didn't get it all done. But that is not because we didn't try. It has been a good summer but I have to say it does feel good to get back into a routine. My house did not get trashed today like it has been all summer. I now have three girls in three different schools with three different schedules. It will be much more exciting this year. I have taken full advantage of sleeping in this summer and the days of rolling out of bed at 9 am are gone for another school year. In fact I am thinking it is getting pretty late if I am going to survive my 6:30 alarm. I am very sadly wishing another summer goodbye and looking forward to all the adventures this new school year holds.