Please, whatever you do, do not refer back to this post two weeks down the road when you hear me saying "When does school start?"- I am going to try REALLY hard this summer to enjoy every day. Even the days where I hear "now what?" Even the days that it rains and we have to be inside. Or it is blistering hot and we have to be inside. So just don't "told you so" me, let me live in my sunshine filled bubble for a few more days... So without further ado here is my top 13 reasons that I'm happy that school is out for the Summer:
1. Less driving.
2. No lunch packing (yes, I still feed everyone it is just easier to make a nice lunch when you don't have to stuff it all in little baggies in a lunch box.)
3. No homework. No helping with homework. No looking for the homework you were just working on (summer reading does not count as homework, in fact I don't believe we will be able to keep this boys nose out of a book all summer.) This is the smile of someone who does not have any homework in his near future:
4. We can all stay in our jammies longer (or earlier if you just happen to "accidentally" wear them all day.)
5. Ice Cream for dinner is perfectly acceptable.
6. Lazy days to play with friends in the backyard.
7. The smell of barbecue wafting through the windows.
8. Sleeping outside in the tent and seeing all the stars.
9. Pool parties.
10. Special sounds you only hear in the summer: Crickets, fireworks, kid's laughing while running through the sprinkler, lawnmower's, music (we can often hear the summer concerts from the Cuthbert Amphitheater, several miles away.)
11. No shoes (unless you really feel like wearing them.)
12. Unplanned days and spontaneous moments.
13. Staying up late- I can't tell you why but there is something so much more satisfying about staying up late in the summer than any other time of year.
Happy Summer Vacation!
