Summers gone...

It’s been a whirlwind of activity over here the past couple weeks. We took a trip back home for my in-laws golden wedding anniversary celebration, and believe me when I say it is no small feat getting everyone together-three brothers and a sister and their spouses, and 14 kids ages 7 to 21. We also had an impromptu visit from my brother-in-law and a niece and nephew the next weekend, and we have been running around gathering the gear for school, all while trying to squeeze some special times with the kids before school starts tomorrow. But as I sit here waiting for my daughter to get home from practice, my son is in bed (although he found another excuse to get out of bed again), I am both pensive and sad.

Another school year is about to start, which means the summer is over, and as usual I never get to do all the things I wanted to do with my kids for some reason or other. I have such good intentions, but in June it always looks as if there is so much time ahead, so the fun can wait another day because the laundry needs done or we need to get groceries-you name it, there is always something that needs attending to that takes time away from the people who need your attention the most, but I never realize this until the time has run out.

So here I sit, typing and hoping that my kids enjoyed their summer vacation and their time spent with me. I know it was a little rough the last couple weeks in July, but when I look back at this summer I still smile because there really were a lot of good times. I’m just hoping that the good will outweigh the bad when my kids look back…