Back to the Old Grindstone

So tomorrow I am going back to work.  Technically I don't actually have to go back until Wednesday, but since I did abolutely NOTHING over the summer to prepare for the school year- I better take 7 hours tomorrow to get myself prepared.  I am pretty doggone certain that I am going to be HATING myself tomorrow at this time, when I am entering into freak out mode as I realize I have sooooo much to do, and wishing I hadn't been such a slacker over the summer.  But anyway- since tomorrow marks the official end of my summer and the official beginning of my school year, here's a re-cap of our summer:

-          About 30 trips to the waterpark
-          ice cream/frozen yogurt trips
-          hikes on Greenways
-          trips to park
-          trips to the library
-          uncountable Super Friend comic, Junie B, and Magic Tree House reads
-          lunch at Chick Fil A- a lot
-          Riverbank Zoo
-          3 Children museums
-          Folly Beach/Charleston
-          N. Myrtle Beach
-          Visit to Spartanburg, SC
-          Visit to Burlington, NC
-          Trip to Boone, NC- (Grandfather Mountain, Blowing Rock, Tweetsie Railroad)
-          Boar tour on Lake Keowee (South Carolina) and MacIntosh (North Carolina)
-          I read about 15 books (and spent a lot more money on Kindle merchandise than I should have)
-          According to Netflix, we’ve rented about 15 movies
-          Andrew has watched un-countable hours of “Super Friends” episodes from back in the 1980’s
-          We’ve gone to about 5 movies this summer
-          We introduced Andrew to the Star Wars movies
-          Lots of “Just Dance 2”, “Putt-Putt,”  and Wii sports
-          Ipad apps. 
-          Celebrated 3 birthdays
-          Alexa learned to walk,  say “uh oh,”  and who knows what else!
-          Andrew learned to: fix his own lunch, untie his shoes without melting down,  operate the remote control to the tv
-          Trip to Carowinds
-     Who knows how many miles I logged running, taking kids for walks in the wagon or stroller
-          Hanging out with friends

All in all, I'd say a very successful summer!!!!


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