Even summer is hard on a girl

Last winter was fairly painless: we didn't get a lot of snow, the sun warmed from the East most days (you gotta love Colorado!!), and it wasn't nearly as cold as the previous winter was. I typically hate winter, but Winter 2008 was very bearable.

Then came Spring 2009. Now that was the winter I never care for. It was cold, windy, tons of snow fell and after a warm winter I was out of "typical winter" practice. So when it snowed, a LOT, in March and April I thought I'd have to pack up and head South. Although May was really quite warm and summer-like, June bit back with cooler weather, a lot of rain and it even snowed early June. And they say global warming doesn't exist. Ha!

Well once we finally settled into summer I really enjoyed it. I'm a couple of shades darker to prove it! I relaxed a LOT. I got out of my routine - which is very, very bad for a Virgo who loves order. I spent afternoons out on my front lawn chatting with my neighbor-friends. When the day started to cool the fam and I would go out and play some baseball or Babe and I would walk while the kids rode their bikes. The lazy days of summer.

Then came vacation which we spent in Disneyland. This really threw me off - way off. I got use to hopping out of bed knowing someone would come in and tidy up for us - for this I gladly tipped. We would eat out at every meal - we were in a hotel after all! No dishes to wash, no laundry to launder, no care in the world aside from "What time does the park open?" It was bliss and I brought bliss home with me.

A lot of good that did. You can't expect the housekeeper to handle your room business when you don't have a housekeeper at home. There is no one to wash dishes at home BUT mommy (and daddy when all else fails!) And all else did fail for awhile - I just couldn't get back in the swing of things!! I wanted to eat out - it's so much easier. The laundry basket stood nearly as tall as me and I wondered, "How did THOSE get there?!" I even mourned my blissful vacation days. But now, finally, it's time to move on.

I enjoyed this summer in a way I don't remember enjoying any previously, but I'm glad summer is officially over. Now I can get back to reality: handling household business, preparing clothes for the week, cleaning up after my kids making sure they don't get salmonella from the filthiness of their bathroom, and making a dinner menu for the week. It's business as usual at our house, and this mama is so thankful for the order brought back into my life!