I am feeling wistful about summer coming to an end. I know on the calendar we have another 6 or 7 weeks until autumn begins. But two weeks from today I start back to work and my boys go back to school. We have our moments, but I love being home with them. I am so thankful that we have our summers together. I talk to many parents who state that they can't wait for school to start. I even overheard a parent (someone I don't know) telling another person that they couldn't wait to "get their house back." I truly don't understand that type of comment. My house is a home for my family, the family that includes my two boys. I can't imagine my house without them in it. In fact, I shudder at the thought. On those very rare occasions when both my children are elsewhere and I am home alone, my house feels too quiet and empty as if something is missing. My children are the heart of my home. I pray that I will always feel this way.
So tonight I am truly grateful for the weeks we've had together. Weeks to be lazy and silly. To get dirty and wet. To laugh and love and hang out. Because I know that all too soon we'll be so busy that I won't need to hose off sand-encrusted hands and feet before the sun goes down and we head inside for bedtime.
I totally agree with you. It makes me sick to my stomach the tought of going back to work and only having a few hours with my kids every night.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to school starting, but I homeschool, so it's a whole different story for me. I can understand why you would be sad.
ReplyDeleteYour writing is so beautiful. It made me teary eyed. My children are coming to 6 and 4yrs and many days I just look at them and try so hard to keep that particular memory in mind because I know how fast it all goes and I just want it to all slow down. They are so precious, sweet, innocent, and fun!
ReplyDeleteI too wish the summer was not ending. It has been a fun summer. for us also!
What a lovely post .. I think it such a shame when parents dread the holidays and can't just 'be' with their children, or see the home as a family place with all the chaos and love that entails.
ReplyDeleteI totally hear you about this! I agree with Gigi - beautiful writing!
ReplyDeleteI start back at school in two weeks and so does my little one (entering K). I so wish there was a rewind button back to the first day of summer vacation. My only joy is that we love the new memories created by the changing seasons....
ReplyDeleteI have many friends that make those sorts of comments...I never have understood them. My boys are my life, why would I want to erase/hide their belongings in the house? or be happy about school starting, mad about snow days?
ReplyDeleteI homeschool too, though....so I don't dread school starting- which it already has....