Tomorrow is August 1. For me, growing up, August 1 meant time to start on the summer reading assignments because school was beginning in under a month. August always felt a bit marred like that.
The girls start school in 24 days – there are backpacks to pick out and school clothes to fit and all sorts of anxieties to keep at bay.
Our third little girl arrives in about 90 days, mas or menos – there is one more room to paint, more clothes to find to fit, and yes, all sorts of anxieties to keep at bay. There is also my current pastime of constant and continual eating which is proving quite time consuming.
There are million things I am behind on and lists that I have yet to even make. At night when I could be “getting stuff done” I’ve been searching for wall hangings for the girls new room, or squinting at our newly painted converted master bedroom (Benjamin Moore Whispy Green) and wondering what picture/lighting combo could make Travis feel less like he’s on a Sprite Commercial inside Erving’s Nicaraguan school bus.
Some of my favorite people are still home from college and I can’t get enough of them dropping in like they did years ago, except magically, and stunningly, they’ve become adults.
And true confession, when everyone is asleep, and the Whispy Green is finally tempered by lamplight, I’ve been swept into the world of Mitford, which is the most delightful, comforting, soul soothing reading I’ve done in a while:
And so I’m officially behind but present in summer right where we are. Today is the day, I keep saying I will find my planner and start, umm, making plans. And today we will make it to the kindergarten screening, but then we will go swimming, for the whole afternoon.
Summer isn’t over yet. And the rest of that stuff will get done. Or at least the important things will. (Like making it to Sno to Go.)
Because it’s almost August, but I’m reclaiming August for the present, as a true summer month. One we will enjoy fully even if it means falling behind.
I love the way you think …
Oh Marilyn…thank you. And what worries me is that there are what – 8 books in this series? I could be out of commission until Christmas!:)
The thought of my bedroom making me feel like I’m on Irving’s bus gives me anxiety. Can’t wait to see the new bedrooms!
I actually really like how it turned out…it was a bit of a shock at first…moving furniture in really helped:) and I love all the different spellings of Erbing’s name the most…