Back to School!

I didn’t mean to take the entire summer off from blogging, but life was simply too full to fit anything else in. This morning it is cloudy and even rained a little, which prompted me to brew a cup of tea and pretend that it is fall.

Summer has a way of feeling so short and so long. “Has it already been three months?” I think, but then, “It’s really only been three months?” So much time has passed and so many things have happened in three months, but it is still only the beginning.

Our new addition, Matthew, came home on May 27th. We have shared many trials and triumphs since that day. Thankfully, the successes are far greater than the setbacks. Matthew is loving life, and we are loving him!

Now that the kids are back in school, I am amazed at how quickly I can do things. I had forgotten that the laundry could be folded, fresh from the dryer, before it even cools off. And that every room can be vacuumed without having to wait for messes to be cleaned up along the way. And that I can make my lunch and eat it, before the apples turn brown and the sandwich bread dries out. Ah, the joys of the first week of school. I’m sure as the year goes on I will forget my glee. I will miss my kids, who are gone all day. But right now? This is bliss.

I am happy to be back in more of a routine, though the routine itself has changed quite a bit. With Jackson in middle school and another kiddo in the house, we’ve made some adjustments. As a whole, I think the family machine is running well!