Sanity…or something like that…within sight…
Only 3 more days of camping and only 2 weeks till school starts. I can’t wait!!! This summer seems to have gone on forever. I feel so petty and shallow for complaining about the privilege of having vacations and being able to spend time with my family – but by the end of my tenth week with them without any distractions and very few other people around, I really have nothing left of myself but the shallow and petty parts.
On the other hand, I’m also aware, in some dark, dim back recess of my mind, that these summers bond us very tightly and are part of what hold us together when the busy-ness of the school year strikes again. So, in a few weeks, when we’re back in our routine, I’ll look back on this and be thankful, but at the moment, I’m just counting the moments.
Speaking of moments, I had a weird one with the Mood Swing Queen this week when she was home for a day from her role as a cabin leader at church camp. She has been gone most of the summer, and as you know, she and I don’t exactly mesh well – we argue and set each other off all the time – but we had to acknowledge that we are missing each other. We were both surprised about that but had to admit to the truth of it. She is going into grade 12 this year and I expect this will be a busy year for her so there won’t be much together time coming up – we’ll have to make the most of it and who knows, maybe we’ll drive each other nuts enough again that it won’t be a problem to see each other only in passing!!
Well, off to the laundry – it never takes a vacation.
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