not ready for summer to end

I feel like this summer has flown by.  I'm not ready to give up lazy mornings, I'm not ready to start packing lunches and getting kids ready to get out the door on time.  Seriously.  I highly suspected I wasn't ready but today I got some hard proof.  This morning I had a meeting for the school fall fundraiser...casual meeting, 9am at the local Starbucks just a few minutes away from my house.  I literally only had to get the girls and I out the door - no need for breakfast, lunches made, homework checked, backpacks packed...just walking out the door at 8:55 am.  We threw on sundresses and flip flops and we only *just* barely made it there on time.   See?  I'm not ready!

Lazy summer fun...the girls are getting along so nicely and have been hanging out in this fort for the past few days reading books and playing on the ipad.  It really is nice when they are getting along, aka it's nice when Jillian decides hanging out with Leah isn't the worst thing in the world

The only redeeming thing about school starting soon is the shopping.  I love shopping for school supplies.  New pens and pencils, all sharpened and ready to go.  New highlighters and markers that aren't dried out.  Backpacks, lunch bags, binders, composition books, spiral notebooks...I like it all.  And I get to label everything!  I'm not being sarcastic, this really is my kind of fun.  We made a good dent in the school lists (3 school lists this year!) the other day after Kyle's back to business day at school where I was able to get all the forms signed and pick up his school hoodie and gym shirt.  While I may not be ready to get everyone dressed, fed and out the door with healthy lunches and snacks in a timely manner, they do have new clothes and full backpacks all ready to go.