I Love Summer

It's two weeks until summer holidays end and I return to work. It seems that the summer, August especially, has gone by so fast, days melting into each other, and time goes by more quickly with each passing week. I have loved this summer and never needed it more than after this past school year.

It was a hard and stress filled school year with parents and students who wanted more from me than any reasonable teacher could or would be willing to give. I was at a new school, with new staff and different rules and expectations that I was trying to learn, while at the same time juggling working three days a week, with three children, a full time working husband and all the extra things that go along with being a working mom. I was exhausted and never more glad to see the end of that school year and the start of summer.

We didn't go anywhere spectacular or anything, in fact we only went away for two weekends this entire summer, but I was able to stay home with my children, play with them, bake with them, take them swimming and just be "Mommy". Now that's not to say that there weren't times when the endless energy of these three little people didn't wear on me and I didn't wish for that "Calgon" moment, or question myself and Blair's sanity in creating these little wonders, there were many times, but I was able to enjoy the beautiful weather and read some books, do some creative writing (which I haven't done in many years) without any external expectations or stresses. I often posted on Twitter, "I Love Summer" and I did, I think more than I have ever enjoyed a summer before.

As I continue to enjoy these last couple of weeks, reality is beginning to set in and I find myself thinking and preparing for the school year. This year, I will be working four days a week, with Fridays off. This gives me a bit more autonomy in what and how I'm going to teach and allows me to contribute more substantially to our family income. It will be a good thing, I keep telling myself, although, I'm not quite sure that I'm convinced. (to be continued...)

Right now, I'm trying to squeeze out every last best drop of summer holiday that I can before going back to work. Did I mention that I LOVE SUMMER? :)