Absentee blogger bemoans the end of summer

A dear friend brought to my attention yesterday that many of us with Facebook accounts are neglecting our blogs. I’m sorry if you’ve been disappointed in my blog. You could do what the others have done and GET A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT!!!!!

On a more serious note….. Where did the summer go? It really is true that the older you get the faster time seems to go. When I was a kid, summer seemed eternal. Now it’s a mere blink of the eye. Many of our friend’s kids have started back to school already. Our IC friends start next Monday. We ‘officially’ start the day after Labor Day. That means that on Tuesday, the 2nd, we will get up at the proper time, go out for breakfast (shhh, that’s a surprise), do some (minimal) school supply shopping, rearrange our desks, look at our new curriculum, and experiment with the schedule. Wednesday we start in earnest!

Meanwhile, today is my last summer day of teaching private lessons.  (And no more intro classes either!) From tomorrow until school starts, I am officially on vacation! Of course, during that time, I’ll be doing some lesson planning, preparing for the new classes that I’ll be teaching at the studio, doing some shoe shopping (sheer drudgery- not a joy – come with me once and you’ll see why), scheduling a doctor’s appointment, closing the camper ( that we never camped in this summer) and all those other “end of summer” things.

Here are two of my favorite pictures from this summer!  These were taken at Lake Priceless – the Sturgill’s lake house.  We all had a blast – the kids (and Jim ) in the water and playing games – me, taking pictures and visiting! I’ll be posting the rest of this album at facebook!  There’s some more incentive for you to join!  See you there!