Goodbye, summertime

I'm having a hard time believing that summer is almost over.
I'm so glad for so many reasons.
School starts in less than two weeks for my little first grader.
Bookbags have been purchased.
School supplies were ordered at the end of kindergarten.
Lunch boxes have been bought.
Clothes and shoes have been hunted for and acquired.
Summer homework is almost completed.
School open house is next week.


My soul is starting to breathe again.
I can almost smell the crispness in the air.
This blog post is still one of my most popular to date. I can totally see why.


Routine.
Calm.
Schedules.
Sweatshirts.
Hot apple cider.
Sigh.


I'm completely looking forward to this next season.