It’s the Last Day of August Already!

Posted by Jenn Greenleaf Aug 31, 2009

This has been a very strange summer, to say the very least. Typically, this household is busy with art projects, reading programs, practice work, writing letters, and journals. This year, for some odd reason, that didn’t happen hardly at all. The kids still worked on some art projects, but hardly any in comparison to previous summers. It’s so weird!

We still participated in the summer reading programs, too, but not quite as aggressively as we usually do. Usually, the kids read at least one hour per day. This year, though, they just read enough to satisfy the requirements of each summer reading program they participated in. It’s so weird!

The kids still wrote letters, but it only happened twice. I have no idea why! Typically, the kids write letters each week during the summer. It’s so weird!

So, I guess the thing I have to realize is there’s no more “typically” when it comes to how things go around here. There’s no more “usually,” either. I’m not complaining, so don’t get me wrong. Even though we experienced record rainfall (21 inches, or something like that, compared to the usual 8 or so inches), the kids still seemed to have had a decent summer, and that’s what matters the most.