Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Where Did The Summer Go?
I couldn't wait for June 17th to get here. Finally I was going to be able to sleep past 5 a.m. and my days would be filled bonding with my preteen. Suntan's and days at the beach, long walks in the evening and ice cream cones as a treat, sitting up late at night watching tear jerker movies together...where did the days go so quickly? A sure sign that things are about to change is school shopping, state fairs, family reunions winding down...I hate this time of year. Back to School! The summer just isn't long enough. Soon it will be early mornings and and running from one school even to another, tears through a pile of homework, young girls bickering back and forth over stupid things...I'm just not ready for it to start all over again. I've been warned that in our school district, eighth grade is the worst! The kids are unprepared for the amount of homework suddenly thrown at them and the shenanigans of these 13 year olds are more complex. Most of them experience real peer pressure for the first time with offers of drinking and drugs...and the little boys minds are starting to think of every way possible to get into a girls jeans. I'm just not ready to let go of summer yet. I want her to be home with me a few more days. She has about three weeks left until that dreaded first day of school. By that time she will have talked with her buddies and they will be ready to spend their days together, making plans for the Friday night dance or doing homework together. I on the other hand will sit alone in my bedroom in tears because one more summer with my baby has come and gone. Will I survive it? Of course I will! And I've raised my daughter to know right from wrong so I know she'll survive it also. Will I like it? NO WAY! My wish is for summer vacation to last longer...how about three months of school and nine months of vacation for a change? So, even though we have those three weeks left of Summer of 2005, this is my farewell to it. The next three weeks will go by in a blurr with all the shopping still to do and earlier bedtimes so we all won't be cranky when we have to start getting up at 5 a.m. The State Fair will go by in a shot and we will take one last trip to the beach and maybe squeeze in one more weekend at camp. Goodbye! Summer 2005! It's been great and we'll do it all again in June of 2006.
