End Of Summer Blues

*a re-post from last year...but I feel exactly the same right now.

August is always a bittersweet month for me. Back-To-School excitement is in the air, and I love getting the kids ready for a new school year, meeting new teachers, and planning our annual Back to School Celebration.

But inside I'm mourning the end of summer..... the mornings of sleeping in and lying in bed with a snuggly baby until one by one I have a bed full of kids who want to snuggle, too.......the days spent playing outside......the trips to the cabin{s}.....the days of not having anywhere to be and staying in our pajamas all the day long.....the smell of freshly cut grass, and the feel of it between my toes.....the days of my kids playing and imagining together.

Sure, there are days {many of them} when the kids are fighting or not doing what I ask them to. In those moments I think that school will be a welcome change, but for the most part I love having them home with me. Soon I will once again become the chauffer, the homework checker, the cheerleader. The lazy days of summer will be replaced by the hustle and bustle of days filled with school, dance, soccer, piano......

I don't know if I'm ready yet. Luckily we have a few weeks left and I'll be milking it for all it's worth!