Summer Daze

Summer is officially past. Well for those who have school age children still at home. The Labor Day weekend and the return of the big yellow school buses signaled its end. For those of us empty nesters get an opportunity to now enjoy the last of the warm days, without the din of children playing during our precious nap times. With the kids in school, laying under the umbrella on the back patio is even more relaxing. Don't get me wrong, I love kids, but I do enjoy 'my time' free of noise and distractions.

Parents of these children also revel in the calmness having the kids in class brings to their households. A chance to volunteer or just catch up on many of the choirs put on the back burner. A chance to take a breath without interruption. A holiday all of its own just the prescription for the metal state of a parent.

So while the weather holds, get outside and enjoy the silence and solitude. Falls beauty will be upon shortly, as will winters nasty bite after that.