Good-Bye Summer

This morning i looked out the window and this is what i saw. Not the back of my neighbours yards, or the light post. THE TREE. Look at the leaves. Some of them are turning orange. You know what that means. Summers almost over.


Today I take the kids to school to drop off their supplies and meet their teachers. Then Tuesday is their first official day of school! I defiantly have mixed feelings about this. Usually when my kids are all home, I go a bit crazy. Because really, with my 5 kids crammed into our house it is pure chaos. But this summer has been really fun. We have been gone so much and having so much fun together that it has just flown by. So today I'm going to write my list of things pros and cons of school starting.

Reasons I'm excited to have school start:

1. Routines!! call me crazy but I love them! I love getting up, getting the kids off to school, and being productive during the morning. Mornings are when I work best.

2. Having school start means that fall is coming. I love fall. I love the color changes, and the cool days! Fall is my favorite season.

3. Putting the shorts away and pulling out the jeans. Don't get me wrong, i love shorts, but when i pull out my "warm" clothes, I feel like i have a whole new wardrobe!

4. Lessons start again. I have mixed feelings on lessons. I hate the driving to and from, but I love having my kids learn and try new things. This year Kadie is doing voice and piano, and Chase is going to try Karate.

5. Spencer starts pre-school. He has been SOO excited to start school! He probably asks me 5 times a day when his school starts. So at least to have him start, he will stop pestering me with "when do I get to go to school mom?"

Reasons I don't want school to start:

1. No more sleeping in. I know i just said that I love getting a good start to the day, but who doesn't love sleeping in, and being lazy?

2. No more hot days. I don't like it when its too hot, but i love having a tan, and playing in the water, and jumping on the tramp...

3. No more fun days like this:
(Matt, Chase, Briggs, Steve, and Mike)

4. No more Calaway Park trips

5. No more swimming at the cabin.

6. No more family walks to the library. (And yes Kadie is reading her last book while we walk.)

7. No more having Kadie and Chase home to play with the other kids. Marlie, Spenc, and Nixon absolutely love Kadie and Chase, so i think they will be a bit lost when they are gone all day.

I really have mixed feelings about this. I'm excited for school to start, but I'm definitely going to miss the summer!