Zak starts back next Wednesday. Ughhh I am so not ready for that. Where did our summer go?? Of course the first week he goes back will be spent in useless meetings and dealing with a mountain load of paperwork, but I'm sure he will enjoy seeing his co-workers, meeting new ones, and preparing for his kids to have a successful school year. I've grown spoilt to having an extra set of hands around. I have a feeling my house will be a disaster area and dinner will not be made from scratch that first week alone. Who knows, there may possibly even be tears. For those who don't know me that well, I'm a firm believer in the power of crying. I have cried over which shade of grey I want my guest bathroom towels to be if that tells you anything. I'm not ready for this change, however, I've got to suck it up and put my big girl britches on.

While we are on the subject of school, I just want to take a minute to thank all of our teachers!! Until you are a teacher or are close to a teacher to know behind the scenes, you really can't have full appreciation for what they do. Until Zak started teaching I had NO idea what teachers really did. I came across a post a few days ago where a woman was ranting about how it's not fair that teachers don't work in the summers but yet they get paid. She works 8 hours a day and a lot of over time, and that's every week year round. She doesn't get the time off that teachers do and her office job takes more skill. Take a minute and let that soak in. I was scrolling down to type something back to her, but as I was going down the page I noticed many teachers had already wrote what I intended to. They laid into that girl!! My husband is one of the hardest working men I know. He is at work before his kids, he teaches all day, most days staying after to help struggling students or finish paperwork, then some times even brings work home. He attends games, he has coached the swim team, and he has at least one/two meetings a week. He has to be on call in case any of his pupils need him, he's gotten a call during the night before from a kid who needed his help. Oh, and he sacrifices pay during the school year so that we can have an income during the summer months. And let me go back to the "teaching" part. Teaching isn't just standing in front of a whiteboard talking and writing. I don't even understand all the components, but teachers are educating our future leaders. They are preparing them for real life. That's a heck of a lot more important to me than some big company accountant sitting behind a desk all day. I apologize if any of you are big company accountants who sit behind a desk all day, that job is important too. Many of us wouldn't have the knowledge we do without those teachers we had over the years. Some have been overly strict, some way laid back, and some just off the handles, but there are several teachers who shaped me into the woman I am today and I am eternally grateful for their encouragement and support. I still keep in touch with a few of them, they hold such a dear place in my heart. Teaching is a special job that truly is meant for a select group of people, and I am proud to be a wife, friend, and family member of teachers who are making a difference for a better future.

That's my sentiment for the day. Now, where did the summer go?? Although the days of sleeping in, swimming, and relaxation are almost to an end, we have new and exciting things to look forward to. My family can get back into the daily grind, we get a schedule back, and fall and Christmas are just around the corner!! I'll let you in on an embarrassing moment...I got in trouble today for singing a Christmas tune, oops.

Well I'm off to enjoy my last week of summer with my husband and sweet baby. We have some preparing to do for the arrival of Zaks mother, brother, and nephew, as well as getting in some good family time together. I hope you have all had an amazing summer and are ready for the exciting changes that August brings!

xoxo
Cursty