It’s only July — don’t rush the season away
Just as the last embers flamed out on the July 4th fireworks, an email from my son’s school appeared in my inbox with this subject line: “Back to school information”The warm season just started. School ended for my son on June 22, the official start date of summer. It had only been 18 days. There were still 75 days of summer left. It was only week three of camp — they only had Red and Blue Day. There were still so many colors to go. Why was my son’s school emailing hello? We just said goodbye.
It wasn’t just my inbox that was pushing the arrival of fall. I was dripping with sweat when I walked into my favorite retail shop and I could not find a pair of shorts. It’s all sweaters, long pants and boots. Boots? I just painted my toes Fiery Fiesta Red — I don’t want to cover them up yet!, back-to-school shopping started for many people after July 4 and peaks by the beginning of August.
Our summer line-up includes day trips with my kids to the beach and the water park, hosting impromptu picnics with my bounty of fresh produce from the local farmers market and even house projects I want to get accomplished on rainy days. It’s not time to think about a new school year. I still haven’t had a chance to put photos from the previous school year in my scrapbook.
My older daughter just graduated from college and my younger daughter will be a rising sophomore. These three months are our chance to re-connect before they head back off into their new lives, the lives that only include me in sporadic holiday visits, texts and quick phone calls. I want to savor this time, not spend it thinking about packing them up again.
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