Back to the real world!

Well it seems like just yesterday I was writing about the beginning of summer and now in what seems like a blink of the eye summer is almost over. It is now the 27^th of august and my kids go back to school next Tuesday! It’s crazy, but I feel like summer goes back quicker and quicker each year.

 Did you do everything you wanted to this summer? I know I didn’t! We were very busy, like usual! So I feel like I didn’t get enough time just at home with my family. You know reading in the backyard and being lazy while the kids play in the pool. Those types of days. We really didn’t go anywhere this summer either. After 3 weeks in the trailer this spring we felt that we had spent enough time on the road for one year so we planned to have a stay at home summer. We did take the trailer out twice, plus had friends borrow it for a few days and we had company stay in it for a week, so it still got plenty of use.

So if we didn’t spend the summer camping, how exactly did we spend it? Well, June and July was spent doing a lot of projects. We worked in our backyard many weekends, trying to make it look nice. August started out with having company and then from there on just flew by with b2s preparations and church and finally VBS this last week. We our currently spending this last weekend of Aug in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. One of my favourite places in the world.  I love stepping outside and seeing the magnificent mountains all around. This spring we took a 3 week road trip through, Montana all the way down to Arizona and then into California and up through B.C. We spent 3 weeks looking at different types of mountains but nothing compares to coming home to the Rocky’s! What’s your favourite place to be?

Are you someone who looks forward to the beginning of a new school year? I say this presuming most of my readers are moms, if you’re not a mom I’d be interested in knowing what part of the year is your favourite? I enjoy summer or when the kids aren’t in school. I enjoy being able to have more flexibilities and to be able to sleep in some days. But I do enjoy the routine that b2s brings to our life. Although I don’t like getting up at 7, it does make my day a lot more productive when I’m ready by 8, instead of the days I sleep in.

This year will be my oldest daughter last year in her current school. It’s seems crazy that they go to middle school in grade 6, but that’s what happens where we live. My middle daughter is going into grade 2. I’m curious how she will do with a new teacher? She’s often resistant to change and loved her grade one teacher a lot. My youngest daughter won’t be in school at all, she is old enough for kindergarten this year, but since her birthday is at the end of November I’m going to keep her home one more year. I’m planning on doing some preschool type activities with her this year since she really would like to go to school like her sisters do. Sometimes it’s hard being the youngest! Though, this is actually the first year she’s upset about being left at home. Most year’s by the time school starts again she can’t wait for her sister’s to leave so she can have all the toys to herself again!