What is my favorite thing about summer? As someone who works only during the school year with children who are of school age with a hectic evening schedule afterwards, I appreciate the slow and unstructured days of summer vacation. I wake up when I want and move slowly as I sip my coffee while still in my pajamas. There's no set time of waking my kids up either. I'm without a set routine but will take the time to water the garden and pull weeds and I've been making it a habit to read and study my Bible. We also get to enjoy this thing called boredom. I'm not sure there's any time to be bored during the school months so I'll take it when I can. When we do anything it's usually for fun.
I can celebrate that I made it an entire year as a school van driver without any accidents. I can celebrate that both of my kids passed their grade and will be on to the next one. We can rest from the stresses of keeping those grades up. It's a much needed break.
These summer breaks will not always be as they are now. There will come a day when I will be back to work full-time year 'round. When my kids are grown and finished with school they will be in the working world that will most likely fill their schedules in the summers as well. This is why I feel so fortunate to have had this opportunity to be home with my kids. If only I had a chance to go back and start over, this time with a much bigger appreciation for it.
I may not enjoy the sweltering heat, or even all this constant rain we've been experiencing lately, but I do enjoy summer the best.
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