I head back to school bright and early tomorrow morning. I'm looking forward to seeing friends and colleagues again and to getting settled into my classroom. Still, I always feel a bit melancholy as this time of year approaches. To fend off the blues, it helps to think about how productive (relatively speaking) I was over the summer:
1. Visited Minnesota? Check. For two whole weeks! It was like we were living at home again.
2. Visited Las Vegas? Check. (Though this city is not nearly as great while one is pregnant)
3. Visited local museums? Check. And two of them were new visits! Thank you, Groupon. It's always a treat to visit a new museum, especially in this part of the country.
4. Cleaned every inch of our house? Check. As a bonus, I completely gutted the closet in Franny's future room. I'm sure s/he appreciates that.
5. Canned like a Little House on the Prairie cast member? Check. Our pantry is stocked once again with hand-picked vegetables, homemade marinara sauce, jams, pickles and other goodies. After we make a trip to the apple orchard in the fall, I'll finish it up with some applesauce.
6. Read several books without thinking about character analysis or literary criticism? Check. Realizing that I won't be able to continue reading at this pace once school starts is always the hardest part about saying goodbye to summer.
7. Napped daily? Double check! This was a delightfully lazy summer. Thank you for that, Franny! Mommy loves you already.
1 comment:
It sounds as if it was a very successful vacation on every front. I do hope there are some jars of corn relish in the pantry.
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