No! SUMMER CANNOT BE OVER YET! It absolutely may not end!!!
I know I write this exact same column every single year, yet I have these exact
same emotions every single year. August
turns into September and then into October long before I am ready to give up
July.
“Wait!” I want to shout.
“This mom is just getting into the swing of things. I am finally
accustomed to swimming and vacationing and reading without any schedule. I am
finally adjusting to meals on the fly and sudden trips to the library. I am
acclimated to long, hot, lovely days when flip-flops and shorts will suffice.” And
then, suddenly, those days are over, there is a cool nip in the air, and school
has started. It just isn’t fair.
