Ya Know When Schools Out For Summer!

The first clue is the presence of kids playing in the yard when it isn't a weekend or holiday. When you run across town to do errands the streets are filled with bicyclist in the middle of the day. Let's not forget those moms and grandmothers who are riding along with the kids, who haven't been on a bike in months.

Normally we enjoy relative quiet while we work during the day. Even if the windows are open, we generally hear the birds, an occasional barking of a dog and the slight din of the vehicles traveling down the streets. But now we get to hear some kid riding his ATV which apparently lacks a muffler because he's a quarter mile away and it sounds as if he's in our offices.

If you play hooky and decide to do a little mid day shopping (for office necessities of course ;-) ) you'll find that the stores aren't as empty as you'd expect. Nope, they're filled with kids. Hopefully for the merchant they are spending money, stimulating the economy. But a smart kid will be slowly spending his or her money so it lasts all summer long.

I guess I should have never complained about getting behind those school buses in the mornings and afternoons while I ran errands. I thought it was better to change my schedule to do things while those buses were parked in their barns...but now they are parked for the summer. Now all I have to deal with is kids everywhere all day and evening! How many days before school starts back up?

Enjoy your summer! Drive carefully!