If only...

Back to school meant cool fall temperatures like I remember first days of school in PA. But, growing up I don't remember ever starting school until after Labor Day. Not that it would make any difference in Phoenix though, because it will be hot until about Thanksgiving, maybe not as hot in a couple of months, but not cool for a long time yet. I'm going to miss the coolness of my house and my fans! Not looking forward into climbing into the car to come home at the end of the day, after it's baked out in the sun for 7 hours. This summer has felt like it has gone by faster than any I can ever remember. Jeez, it doesn't seem like we did anything. But really I guess we did, J was at scout camp for 5 weeks, S had her leadership camp, went to church camp, dance recitals, 6 Thursday outings with friends from church, foot surgery, oral surgery, doctors and orthodontist appointments, movies gone to, etc, etc. It doesn't feel like we did too much, that the summer went by faster, but it did seem like at one point over the summer that very rarely all 5 of us were at home at the same time, that makes me a little sad, but maybe we got along better by not being all together so much! We are ready to go back to school, other than the thoughts of having to pack lunches and doing homework!