Mara’s first day of school

First day of 1st Grade today:
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First day of Kindergarten last year:
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First day of preschool 2 years ago:
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First day of preschool 3 years ago:
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Maly’s first day of school

First day of 7th Grade today:
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First day of 6th Grade last year:
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First day of 5th Grade 2 years ago:
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First day of 4th Grade 3 years ago:
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First day of 3rd Grade 4 years ago
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First day of 2nd Grade 5 years ago
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First day of 1st Grade 6 years ago:
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First day of Kindergarten 7 years ago:
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First day of school 8 years ago:
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First day of school 9 years ago:
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First day of school 10 years ago:
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The end(less) of Summer

I’m having a really hard time with Summer coming to an end. Not the season Summer. I’m ready to get the hell out of Texas and head for the mountains. Forty-two years in this state and I can’t acclimate. I’m getting crotchety and can’t tolerate the heat anymore. Anyway, I mean the end of Summer vacation. The girls start school tomorrow and I’m having a really, really hard time with it. All day I’ve been having a hard time with it. Usually Elise is the one who gets all sentimental and melancholy; but it’s me this time. I’m having a tough go of it.

She and I talked a bit about it tonight, and I think part of it is because our good friends and next door neighbors hauled off and shipped to Portland at the very beginning of the Summer. Last summer we really got to know them. A lot of the summer was spent hanging out outside in our front yards, talking, letting the kids play, breaking bread, drinking beer, laughing our asses off, keeping our kids up way too late, watching football, playing games, playing with the kids, entertaining the kids, talking to other neighbors, and just building a really good relationship. This summer, the girls and I did a lot of things, but it seems like the home time was a little less eventful because it was just kind of us. Not that that’s a bad thing, but it was a little more low-key than last year.

In an effort to remind myself of what all we did this summer, it helped to go through my phone to look at all the things we did since late May.

In no particular order, this is my brief recap. For my own solace and sanity.

Going through all that stuff, I don’t feel as bad now.  We had a lot of fun adventures and good times together.  My heart feels a lot better now.