Here is
comes, the end of August, and with it the end of our lazy summer days. Mixed
with feelings of excitement and dread, kids are returning to school ready to
share their summer adventures with their friends and classmates.
Grownups
have to remember what day of the week it is once again and start setting their
alarms clocks as they get back to their routines. It’s time to wake those
children up and hustle them off to school. There is the rush hour morning
traffic to work and the drive home to pick up the children at school. It’s time
to get the kids to do their homework while preparing dinner and then off again
to all those after school activities.
Though the
heat of summer will remain for a while, our summertime is coming to a close. We
have to reset our schedules, our activities, and our emotional interiors for
the coming autumn. Soon, this summer will just live in our memories.
Personally,
as much as I do not like winter (sorry Santa), I am looking forward to autumn.
I’ve had enough crazy weather—the extreme heat, floods for some and fires for
others, hurricanes, and tornadoes. I’m ready for that high atmospheric pressure
and cool air that seems to motivate us to get moving again. Autumn is my
favorite season. Theirs is nothing so beautiful as a forest dressed in colorful
leaves, especially in the mountains. Hot tea or cocoa by the fireside with a
good book—there’s nothing better except maybe the state fair.
Anyway, it’s
been fun, August, but I’m ready for the next chapter.
What is the
thing you think you’ll remember most about this summer? Are you looking forward
to autumn, or are you already missing summer?
Diverse
stories filled with heart
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