I Am Procrastinating

 

I am either procrastinating or protesting. 

I DO NOT WANT SUMMER BREAK TO BE OVER. 

There, I said it. In our neck of the woods, school starts the first of August. EVERY YEAR. 

Where does the summer go? Just yesterday I was picking up grandkids from school on their last day. We were singing "Shool's Out For Summer" by Alice Cooper. (Boy, you should have heard my generation back in the day singing this while spinning tires in the parking lot. ) 

We started planning,  and then embarking on those journeys, making memories, laughing, playing, sleeping in, sleep overs, snacking, watching movies,  working hard, just the best summer ever. 

Now it all has to end. I am so sad. Not to mention, my last little buddy starts Kindergarten which means I will be home all alone during the day again. The time goes by so fast. 

For the past 6 years, I have had one to two people here with me, every day, all day. It will be quiet again around here. 

However, I am excited for her. I know I'm just the grandmother but I am an active grandmother which means I don't babysit. I have play dates and I teach as we play and work. I pour my energy, heart and soul into what I do. 

She is a little apprehensive but she will do great. Our school had Open House last night and I was able to take them because parents were still at work. They got to take their school supplies to their rooms and meet their teachers. They even got to meet some of their Daddy and Uncle Dallas' teachers. 

Things will still keep going even though school will be starting. Farm work never ends. We will still have evenings and weekends to squeeze in fun. G-Maw and Poppies house is always fun. 

We will be bringing in the rest of the garden,  taking care of pregnant cows, weaning last years calves, taking care of the yard, and unfinished projects to wrap up summer. 

We are entering the hottest part of our summer here. We are in some very high heat indexes. 🥵 

There are some projects that will be waiting until winter to finish due to the heat indexes. This winter we will work on flower beds and porches. 

If you are entering the Back To School Season for your family, I pray your transition will be a smooth one, and you find ways to make your mornings and evenings easier. 

If you would like some ideas on how to make this transaction go smoother, I have some great tips and tricks that I use to use when our boys were home and in school, and I still implement them now with grandchildren now that I help. You can read that post   here on the blog 

If you enjoy watching video versions, you can watch this video for tips and tricks 

Either one has great ideas that sure helped me as a mom and grandma. 

If you are a college student heading Off To College, and you are going to be cooking for yourself, I have a playlist of videos on dorm room or small space cooking just using a microwave,  air fryer and instant pot. Hey, you gotta eat and mom can't follow you off to college to do it for you, so you might as well start learning. I have plenty of whole meals I cook in these three staple appliances. 

You can check out that whole playlist here on YouTube 

Well, Here's Looking At You August. 

For those whose schools do not start back until September, YOU LUCKY DOGS.  Enjoy the rest of your summer. 

📚🗒🖍🖌

Tracy

Keeper of the Home