the end of summer

I haven't experienced the end of summer quite like this before. Before now, I was either in school...thus dreading the end of summer for reasons obvious, or I was working...and never really thought twice about the end of summer b/c it was just like any other time (except the amount of time spent sweating while standing still decreased). This summer I have felt a new thing...back to school. Noah started mother's day out two days a week last spring when we moved to jonesboro and then he was out for the summer...and now he's back to school! The first day back was actually kindof hard. I always thought I would never be that mom who was sad her kids went back to school, but I am. I most definately am. But school is great. Somehow they get the kid to sleep there...sometimes over 2 hours. (which is something I've seldom accomplished at home) And he is able to play for long stretches of time all by himself. He still comes to me to "taste" what he's been cooking in the pots and pans all over the kitchen floor...but mostly he's independent. Like right now...he's emptying out his drawer of sippy cups, spoons, mini tupperwares, etc...and having a blas: Pretend drinking out of his big boy cups and stirring up his bowls. :) he is so freakin' cute. (and we won't tell daddy that earlier, he was trying to walk around in my high-heels that I took off at the back door after church today.)



So, the pool closes next weekend and in a month or 3 we'll be wearing sweaters, school is back and I get 2 days a week to go to Kroger without a helper. Fall is great. I'm excited for all of the things he'll come home doing that he learned from buddies at school...he's already saying "no"...what is to come with my little smart boy!!