This summer seemed to pass a little slower than expected. I'm not complaining. This was a great summer. I got to take a 2 week long road trip with my teenage son. We visited 8 states and got to visit with family and friends. It was wonderful. I know the time is coming when he won't want to hang out with me. And traveling with him was so much fun. He's a great photographer. He can take amazing pictures out the window of a moving vehicle and make it look like time stopped just for him.
Long lonely highway from Oregon to Washington
So many of my friends are happy about back to school. Glad to get the kids out of their hair. Glad to get back on a "normal" schedule. But not me. I like being able to sleep in and not have to take them to school. I like being able to spend time with them. To not have to rush from school to other activities. To go on impromptu adventures and not have to worry about getting home late. My youngest is going to be a Junior in high school. How can this be? He's my baby! I want time to slow down.
Welcome to Coeur d'Alene Idaho
The whole "back to school" thing has changed a lot since my kids were little. My youngest has a laptop supplied by the school. They don't write anything down. That has taken a lot of the fun out of "back to school". I don't get to shop for pencil holders, pens, notebooks. You know, the best part of "back to school".
Viva Las Vegas
He's doing his laundry and loading his laptop into his backpack as I type this. All of a sudden I don't remember his first days of elementary school. Junior High was a blur. Time passes much too quickly. Here stands a man 6 inches taller than me. He's wondering why I'm looking at him misty eyed. He'll have his driver's license in a couple of months. Maybe next summer he'll take me on a road trip.
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