One week left!!!! :(

So, the summer is almost over for me. I have one week left before I go back to work. The kids have another week. It will be like they have to go back, because we will all be getting up and the kids will be taken to different places while I work. I wish they would not have us go back until the last week of August or the first week of September. I remember not going back to school until closer to Labor Day, possibly even after. The government is so concerned with test scores and grades, not the kids. They've changed everything and are involved with all aspects of school. You know, my friends and I all turned out just fine without the government interfering in school. We went to school from late August to mid May. We had spring break and a couple days and Thanksgiving and Christmas. We all turned out fine. We didn't have to have all these standardized tests and so forth. Anyway, that is not the direction I was going with this so I'll get back to my thoughts.

Let's see. Last week we went to Alabama Adventure with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law and her two kids. We had a good time. It was cloudy and overcast but we got some sun, especially me. For some reason, I didn't put sunscreen on. Dummy! We enjoyed the Lazy River, the kiddie area and Connor and I rode one of the slides. He had a blast. He was scared to death, quite unlike Connor. He didn't say much going up the stairs to the entrance. But oh my, when we got to the end, you couldn't get a word in. He really enjoyed it.

We decorated the church for VBS which was this week. I am in charge of crafts. I ordered some neat crafts I think. We had canvas bags to color with fabric markers, picture frame, binoculars (they really work) and a water globe. The kids seemed to really enjoy them. The "big kids" liked the binoculars. Over and over I heard, "these really work". Well duh. I wouldn't get something so cheesy! Anyway, it's been a great week. I didn't realize I would be so tired at the end of the night from crafts!!!??? Crafts, really? I told someone last night I picked crafts because I thought it was the easiest things to do. Then someone said "are you kidding, crafts is the hardest thing". Why didn't someone tell me this before hand? Oh well, it's been fun and I truly enjoyed every minute of it. Seriously, I did.

I went to the doctor yesterday because of my not very fun mood and fatigue. I was diagnosed with clinical depression and put on some "happy" meds. I took them for the first time yesterday morning. Wow! I felt like I had taken benadryl and nyquil at the same time. I had that "sleepy" feeling but with some major energy. I don't know how you have both of those at the same time but I did. I was so sleepy but I was a busy little bee all day long. I cleaned out the garage and took the garbage to the dump. I dusted, vacuumed, mopped, cleaned mirrors, washed clothes. I tried to stop at one point but just had the urge to keep on. I didn't like the weird feeling too much, but I liked the energy part of it. So we will see how it works.

The kids, mom and I are going back to the beach Monday and are staying until Wednesday. I just need a little beach time. We are staying across the street but hopefully we will get to see some sand at least once. There's something different about the pool at the beach and the pool here at home. There's no breeze off of the coast, no sand or smells of that yummy seafood. It's just plain ole hot here. No breeze. No sand. No wonderful aromas. Just hot.

So when we return, I will have 4 days before starting back to work. Bummer. I wish I was able to work at the same school as my kids. There must be a reason, I just wish I knew what it was or why. I'll just enjoy it as much as I can.