Loving Summer

One of the things I love about summer is not having to know every day what day it is, or even what time it is. In fact, I was shocked to learn just this past weekend that July was half over. I thought we were still around the 7th or 8th. This is one of the reasons I would find it very hard to ever leave teaching for anything but full-time writing or full-time lottery-money-spending. Yes, I do love teaching – absolutely, and I don’t teach for the summers – but summer break is a HUGE bonus/blessing and I’ve never wished it were shorter or gotten bored. Heck, I bought a new house and have barely seen it so far – too much traveling and out-and-abouting. This is the first really “calm” and at-home week I’ve had this summer. (Which possibly accounts for me finnally realizing the date.) Of course, I may be expecting calm too early – it is only Monday.