So Quiet

Things around our house have settled down just a little and it's all so quiet for now. We've survived the first few days out of school, sleepovers, birthdays, trips to Chuck E. Cheese and Build a Bear, the mall and too many fast food places to mention. We've played games, put puzzles together, watched TV and movies, went swimming, played outside and let our imaginations run wild. And now, without being bored, we're just quiet. I think the reality of school starting in a little over 2 weeks is hitting us hard. We're simply not ready. It seems as though our summer break just started. Where did it all go? My girls have a sad look on their face when they think of school and that makes this mom sad too. Buying school supplies, backpacks, new shoes and a first day of school outfit is a tiny bit exciting but yet those long faces linger on.
Tuesday we're going to a small amusement park/water park close to our home. It'll likely be our last outing before school begins. We do have a paid for trip to Chuck E. Cheese's and we might try to get there again before school starts or maybe we'll save it for a pick me up weekend after school starts. But for the next two weeks, my girls and I will be busy enjoying one another, I hope. In many ways, I'm ready for school to begin. I like a little structure, a little peace during the day and the different pace that the school schedule brings. But I will miss my girls terribly. As much as they pick at each other and fuss with each other, they bring me so much delight. We laugh and act silly and even have enjoyable serious moments.
Summer, you've come and gone too quickly. Your hot temperatures will continue on for a while but my girls will be too busy doing homework and worrying about school activities to notice your presence. I guess I'll have to sit back and wait for my favorite season, Fall. All the while, wishing you, Summer, were still around just so I could enjoy that laid back summer schedule with 2 of my favorite people.
So the next two weeks in my house will be ...... QUIET. Just quiet as we soak up the last few days of relaxed schedules, lazy days, long nights and a little too much ice cream. I'll be back to my 5:30 morning awakenings(6:30 for my girls). We'll be back to rushed mornings, packing lunches, brushing hair and teeth, tying shoes and grabbing backpacks before heading out the door. We'll have afternoons filled with homework, lots of whining, stories of what teachers said and what kids at school have done that day. Nights will end earlier and yet days will be longer as there's much more to do. So for now, I'm going to turn off the computer, the TV and all the lights and find my beautiful daughter(my oldest because my youngest is with her dad tonight)and spend some girl time with her. And we'll find the house is all too quiet, just as it will be for me on that first day of school.
Enjoy the quiet times in your life~~