Wow, the Summer is half over and where did it go? My life is taking on this familiar pattern. As I get older the movie "Groundhog's Day" begins to take on even deeper themes. Man that movie just never gets old. And how ironic that it is one of the FEW movies that I could watch over and over again. But after all the big changes that are the whirlwind of the first 30 years or so of living, life begins to repeat. I've had the same job for over 10 years. I've been a mom for (gasp) 8 and have been a single mom for 5. I am starting to see how things unfold. Every winter I get kind of depressed followed by excitement and anxiety of Spring. I spend Spring making plans, then I get very anxious with the end of the school year and nearly always find that I have more to do than time to do it. Then Summer is my time when I think I will get to catch up on life. But there are camping trips, beach trips, park concerts, swim lessons, catching up with friends I didn't see all year. All of which are more important than all that stuff I think just HAS to be done. And yet, all that stuff is not insignificant, and does actually need to get done. So I spend most of Summer absolutely harried trying to fit a years worth of living into about 9 weeks (whoever started the rumor that teachers get 3 months off is full of crap!). And here it is, it will be August in 30 minutes and what do I have to show for it besides a gigabyte or so of gorgeous pictures of my kids and friends and family? Ha ha. Of course that's what I have to show for it! It has been a delightful Summer.
