Melissa's Messy Moments: Where did summer go?

At the beginning of the summer, we made a bucket list of things we would like to do together. We've worked hard to fit it all in...100 Fun Things to Do this Summer!

I'd like to report that we finished them all...but ALAS, we have only completed about half of the tasks. In my mind, that means we just need to keep working at it until we've reached our goal. To keep having summer until the last task is complete. I LOVE SUMMER!

Unfortunately, summer for us is nearly over. It is August already. Where did the summer go? I know I feel this let down every year at this time...only to ramp up into the fall, which I also love for different reasons. This year it feels a little different. Usually we are prepping for school like everyone else but for us in the past several years that has included getting school supplies and also curriculum, prepping for co-op and getting ready to study hard at the kitchen table. Not this year. I am feeling mixed emotions, most of them happy and joyful. My kids are so excited to head out into the big world and join the ranks of the friends they have yet to meet at public school. Yesterday we loaded up the cart with all sorts of folders, paper, notebooks, pencils, tissues, and Clorox wipes and will gather the rest later today. Oh, how I love school supplies! We checked off the items as we placed them in piles. We threw in a few items that weren't on the list just for fun. I've ordered the polos and purchased the pants/skirts required. They are waiting in a neat pile to join the other clothes in the closet. We've made sure old things that will work still fit. I guess we are just about ready. In less than two weeks, I'll be sending everyone off to SCHOOL!

In the meantime, we will be trying our best to knock a few more items off the Summer Fun bucket list. Here are a few highlights from our attempts at summer fun: