Alright Kids. Back to life, back to reality, back to blogging...

Wow. That was quite an end of the summer rush. But, that was it. The pool is now closed, Grandmother and Grandfather have returned to Florida, the snow cone stands are closing up, the kids have started school with their little freckled cheeks and sun kiss still lingering, and today the temperature is finally in the 80's.

I really love the summer. It is just the perfect time to be a kid. It is not,however, the perfect time to be an organized parent. Every last lovely routine of mine goes right out the window. And for the most part, that's ok. It's summer after all. But, right about now my mouth is watering for some routine. For my sense of order. I get excited and nervous about fall the same way I did when I was a kid getting ready for school. I love collecting my new supplies. I love laying out my calendar and schedule. I love exploring all of the new ways of setting things up.

For the last few weeks I've been in the Getting Ready mode. I've been reading cooking magazines and bought a new cook book to help me get inspired to get back to real honest to goodness meal preparation. I've been at the library getting books on organization and home improvement. I've been reading (nerd alert!) Good Housekeeping and loving it! I've reviewed my trusted copy of Home Comforts.

I'm now entering the planning stage and then I'll get to go purchase my supplies. I'm beside myself with giddiness. I love love love order. Right now, I'm planning a new housekeeping routine, a new bible study, menu planning and grocery expense reduction (as if!), and some home improvements (meaning making our home more like us.) I'm so far behind it will take some catch up work to get me back to maintenance level but in a couple of weeks we should be up and running! YAY! It is odd to have this 3 hours 3 times a week to get this stuff done. I'm really feeling like I'm in control. Sooooo, you know what that means...