By Joanne Rock
I hate to sound as whiny as your school-aged kids, but all week, I’ve been dying for summer to arrive. Not the solstice per se. I don’t need the official date that marks the change of season. But I crave the summer that begins with the last day of school and means that I have months ahead where I don’t have to wake up to an alarm clock.
I hate to sound as whiny as your school-aged kids, but all week, I’ve been dying for summer to arrive. Not the solstice per se. I don’t need the official date that marks the change of season. But I crave the summer that begins with the last day of school and means that I have months ahead where I don’t have to wake up to an alarm clock.
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| Anita on Flickr "Once Upon a Time Was Summer" |
Or, for that matter, regimented. I’ve been self-employed
long enough to recognize that it is the repetition of the daily alarm that is
most troublesome for me during the school year. There’s something so relentless
about its chirpy announcement day after day after day. I wouldn’t mind an alarm
so much if it went off at various times, perhaps.
My hat is off to my youngest teenage son, who starts his
school day at 7:05 a.m. That’s when he is in a class and paying attention (in
theory, anyway). I’m lucky I can drive him to school at that hour. I’d
certainly never be able to sit in a classroom and absorb a lesson until 9. And
only then after some serious time with my coffee cup.
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| Stephanie Vacher, Flickr, "tire swing" |
Today, I’m wishing you days of not waking up to an alarm.
Days where the song of birds or a sliver
of sun brings you to slow wakefulness. Or maybe a hot guy beside you. Any of those are preferable to the electronic wail that is the counterpart of my school year.
of sun brings you to slow wakefulness. Or maybe a hot guy beside you. Any of those are preferable to the electronic wail that is the counterpart of my school year.
While I’m at it, I’m going to wish you all a summer full of
simple joys like you savored when you were a school-aged kid yourself and the
summers felt endless. Swimming with friends. Picking flowers. Riding bikes to
nowhere. Or – knowing you—maybe you
were happiest in the summer when you were laying on a blanket in the backyard
with a good book.
***Share with me today the happiest moments of summer past so we can all look forward to the dog days! I’ll give one random poster a copy of my latest Harlequin Superromance, NIGHTS UNDER THE TENNESSEE STARS.
***Share with me today the happiest moments of summer past so we can all look forward to the dog days! I’ll give one random poster a copy of my latest Harlequin Superromance, NIGHTS UNDER THE TENNESSEE STARS.
14 comments:
I love sitting on the screen porch and reading.
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Family picnics in the park.
We had a pool in our backyard, and it was great playing in it all summer.
Denise
Think the happiest summer days were those spent at our camp in East Berne when the kids were young - not a care in the world and able to enjoy summer to the fullest. And often had family and friends there enjoying it with us. As the song goes "those were the days".
summer just seemed to last longer back when I was a kid
My happiest memories of Summer past are of visiting my grandpaents every Summer for the whole Summer vacation at their cottage. That was 3 months worth of the best grandparents around. They lived in the country in Pennsylvania and I now live in the country in Pennsylvania but not near where they lived. I swam in the creek and had fresh vegatables from the garden. I remember chipmunks used to get into the house somehow and store nuts in the dresser drawers and under the pillows, yet we never saw them in the house. Ah, the lazy days of Summer. I miss them ! Thank you for the book giveaway opportunity.
Deanne
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I love being with the girls out shopping and having short trips all together and in the evenings sitting back and reading out on the porch with ice tea. it gets hot here in the 90's to 108. Last year it got up to 112 I hope it don't this year.
Penney
Lying down on a blanket or beach towel in the backyard - reading while getting a tan (long before sunscreen was invented).
Playing Monopoly on the front porch, screened in on three sides by a Dutchman's Pipe Vine and staying cool.
Walking to the library by myself.
Stopping in at the bakery on the way home so I could "sneak" round buns. Shhhh!
When I was a child we always holidayed up the coast. There is nothing better than falling asleep to the roar of the ocean.
First of all, I am glad I've found someone else who is not a morning person!! After years of working night shifts, I can't function until well after 0900!!! ;) I could also never manage a Mon-Fri job - I love having days off during the week!
My favorite summer times are heading to the beach with food, kids and a good book!! :) Now that they are older (14 and 16) I really miss the days when they were little and I'd pack up the beach toys also and off we'd go, for hours of fun playing in the sand, swimming, etc. Although we still have good times with them, they are just different times and sometimes I really, really miss the little times, lol!!
I also am so looking forward to their summer vacation (doesnt' start here until the end of June)...I love having the kids home. :)
Picnics at the park! I have a cute summer story to share. My seven-year-old daughter, who is out of school for the summer already, asked me this morning when daddy would be done with work. I answered with the usual time, around five or so. She said, "No, I mean when will he be done with work for the summer?" She's definitely a daddy's girl and was quite disappointed with my answer. Thanks for sharing! Wishing those simple joys right back 'atcha!
Sue, I miss the days when my boys were little too!! I took them to the park for hours on end while my critique partner and I brainstormed books. Love the sound of squealy kid laughter in the background and knowing they were happy. I have to say, some of my biggest joys with them now is hearing them tease and joke with each other when they are reunited. It's rewarding to see how their relationship grew and still rewards them (and me!!). But yes... miss those days of little-ness :-)
Our winner for the thread is girlygirl! All you need to do to claim your prize is email me at jrock008@gmail.com and I'll get your prize out to you ASAP! Thank you so much for visiting with me this month and helping me wish summer a little closer :-).
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