Ah, Summer!

The summers of my childhood were idyllic. Long, quiet summers, with no commitments, nowhere I had to be, nothing I had to do, and by the end of each one, I was really, really looking forward to school starting again.

Some things never change.

This summer was anything but idyllic. It flew past, loudly, with all kinds of commitments attached; we had to be everywhere, we had to do everything, and I find myself once again really, really looking forward to school starting again!

I've neglected my poor blogs (but I think they survived...), my house and yard are not quite as neat as usual, we've eaten out more often than I would like to admit, and I've not gotten anything really out of the ordinary accomplished around the house.

On the other hand, my children are happy, healthy, fed, and clean, and we've had some wonderful adventures lately.

It's been a wonderful summer!

(But I'm glad to be back!) :)