Summer is over...for us

Summer is over. Not for everyone, just for us. School begins and summer ends here in our world because for us summer is no school, sleeping late, tons of fun in the sun, and no school. I took some time off from blogging, not on purpose, but I decided that this summer I would do as much as I could do with my girls, and so when opportunity arose to do just that blogging went out the window. (Insert horrified looking emoji because no blogging means no income, and yes, I was aware of all of that, and am lucky to be able to chuck it all out the window for two months.) Now that summer is over I will have to buckle down and make up for my lost time (and income).

Summer ended two weeks early here. Blame our school board. They got together before the end of last school year because they didn't have enough concerns and decided to put a halt to dreams summer so that kids wouldn't have to study for exams over Christmas break. Please. Like kids even did that! It happened so fast no one was paying attention to even protest, and by the time it was a done deal, well, summertime was ripped into two.

For Darcy summer ended August 9th and she started school the next day. This is her senior year despite the fact that she is already ready to head for college. This year she starts in a brand, spanking, new building after spending two years in portables learning cottages. She leaves our house in pitch darkness to get to school in time for the 7:05 a.m. bell. Despite that, she always gets up on her own and heads out the door perky and chill.

This was first day of senior picture in the house

This was the picture outside

And this was her in her car in the driveway backing out. It IS dark.

Summer ended for Madison this week. She enjoyed three and a half months of summer before she and I flew to North Carolina to move her back into the dorms for her second year. She and her roommate from last year chose a different dorm building this year. It turned out to be nice, but with smaller, oddly shaped, rooms. We had some disappointment in the beginning, but as usual, Madison rallied and made it her own.

Lounge area as she heads down the hallway toward her room

Her hallway leading to her room

Her room before the boxes of her stuff arrived

Her little corner of the room

I left and flew home before she started school so she had to take a selfie for her first day of school. I insist on that even though she is in college.

Darcy: "Awwww....we have to work with her on her selfies."

Happy School Year peeps. Thanks for understanding my summer time off. Thanks for reading my ramblings. May the year until next summer go well for all of us!