Oh vacation....I am happy to see you go and routine return...

What a week!  It was a lot of work to pack up and travel and then ...On Your Mark!  Get ready....Relax.  It was a dose of much need family "time out".  But who loses their camera on vacation??  Who then gets hacked by cybercriminals while in a dim WiFi area.  Who is ready for grocery lists and early bedtimes and a once a week dessert instead of an afternoon dessert AND a dinner dessert?  Can you see my hand waving?  ME!  I'm ready!  I LOVED this summer!  I hope it is one I remember forever.  I finally "get" why mom's love summer and then why we also have a smile on the first day of school.  We did it all this year - without really doing much.  No trips to Hawaii, no cruises, no Mexican all inclusive retreats...not even a visit to Indiana for grandma and grandpa.  We were serious about family time, just the 4 of us.  We enjoyed the lake both in Arizona and Idaho and that is all!  We seasoned our time at home with Natalie's reading incentive rewards and it was ALL great!

But I have to say....This morning was like an old sweater...I put the kids to bed, they woke up happy and on time, we had breakfast, got to school, came home had dinner and we're doing it all again, over and over and I missed this.  It feels good!