Thursday, May 22, 2008 will probably be THE most optimistic day of the year for me. It is the last day of school. The children will come to school until lunchtime, and then they will go home and start their summer vacation. We teachers will have a catered lunch celebration, and then we’ll get started on mountains of paperwork and the down-and-dirty work of getting our classrooms ready for the summer. Still, that last student day is the day when the summer looms ahead with so much possibility.
Time to get the log cabin ready to sell.
Time to get all the boxes unpacked.
Time to straighten up and organize the barn.
Time to drive to my mother’s and visit for a few days - unhurried visiting time.
Time to re-organize the pantry.
Time to go to the farmers market and buy fresh vegetables and fruit.
Time to can those vegetables and fruit - homemade pickles, homemade jams and preserves - homemade apple butter.
Time to relax and read something besides professional literature.
Time to go to the beach with family.
Time to garden.
Time to sunbathe.
Time to invite friends over.
I know from experience that August will be here much too soon. Around mid-July I will realize that the summer is almost gone, and I’ll panic and start working overtime on trying to complete some summer projects. Two summers ago I spent my summer selling my townhouse and moving in with RT. Last summer RT and I were in the middle of building our new house - and trying to sell his log cabin. And this summer I know I will have to spend a few days getting the log cabin ready to sell - and we WILL sell it this time.
But for now - tomorrow is the last day of school - and the summer stretches out ahead of me filled with hundreds of possibilities. The most optimistic day of the year.
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