I'm Over It . . .

summer that is!

If you've read this blog for any amount of time you know that fall and spring are my two favorite seasons. This past spring was absolutely glorious. It's not all that uncommon for our short winters to jump right into our ridiculously long summers, but this year we had what I would call a real spring. And I loved it. I may have even said that it was my favorite season, but I know that as soon as fall rolls around, I'll say the same thing about it being my favorite. I'm fickle that way.

What I don't like are extreme temperatures. Thankfully, we don't get a plethora of extremely cold weather. Although, I tend to think that anything below 70 degrees is crossing the line into harsh winter weather, and January and February can be pretty miserable. But overall our winters are short lived. But our summers!!! They never seem to end, and this one has been relatively mild. Still we've hit the hundred degree mark more times than I'd like, and like I said earlier, "I'm over it"!

It's not just the heat. Although, it does wear on you. It's the lack of routine and structure. It's how the days run into nights and back to days, and there's no set schedule. Admittedly, this is mostly my fault. I started out the summer with lofty goals of reading and math practice everyday and a set schedule for each day, but then we moved and went to the beach and in between we had outings here and there. As a result summer has kind of turned into a free for all, but y'all, I like schedules and routines and structure.

Then there's the fact that Andrew and I have been together a lot this summer, and I'll be the first to say we need a break from each other! Now, before you bring out the clubs and commence to beating, I love my son. And I love the time we spend together. But this is the first summer in a few that he's not gone to school part time (which only helped to further kill our routine), and he misses his friends. And I miss his friends. The other day he said, "Mom I need to tell you something." So I told him to go ahead, and here's what he had to say, "I miss my friends, and I'm home by myself, and I'm bored and stuff." Pretty much sums it up. Don't you think?

With Andrew starting kindergarten in just under two weeks, we've started easing into an earlier bedtime, and trying to get into more of a routine. I'm trying to prepare him for early mornings and getting going quickly. He likes to take his time in the mornings. Plus, up until he finished school in May, he took a nap pretty much everyday, and while he hasn't taken any this summer, I know that once school starts, he'll be exhausted.

But we're ready. We're ready for the busy-ness and routine and schedules, and there are some other changes happening this fall, which are really good (and I'll tell you about soon . . . I promise).

So here's to summer. It's been fun, but I'm ready for it to be over.

Anyone with me on this?!