Even with the weather not completely cooperating with us and our horrible stink bug infestation, we have been making the most of every last minute of summer. We have one day left until the kids go back to school. In the past two weeks, we've gone blueberry picking, again, gone to the fair, gone to the zoo (different one than last time), gone to another baseball game, camped out, gone hiking, had picnics, visited with Grandpa, visited with Uncle M, gone to the library, gone to a birthday party at Build-A-Bear, gone to the kids' first concert, and played like maniacs. I still went to yoga and the kids still went to art and karate, too. We also managed to accomplish a ton like back to school shopping....ok, it was really retail therapy for me since I'm so sad the kids will be back in school..., worked on the bug issue, canned 14 jars of pickles, and even got some school work in there. Yet, like always, I look at all we've done and say, "I wanted to do so much more". I'm trying to let that go. We have had such a great summer and instead of looking at it and being sad for what we didn't get to do, I'm trying to look at it and take it into the school year. It's not like I will never be with my children again after Tuesday. I still have half days with Sunshine and evening and weekends with them both. That is something I need to remember. I need to remember that we can't just make the most out of the summer, but we need to make the most out of each moment. Every precious moment counts. Right about now, the people who are counting down the minutes until school starts again, are telling me to shove it, but I'm telling those people to stop, look around and appreciate what you have. Yes, the kids may be fighting, it's not like that doesn't happen here every single day, but I'm pretty sure if you really look at it, there are so many more moments of laughter than there are of anger. Those are the moments that matter. Make the most of them.
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