And then there was one....

I can't lie and tell you summer flew by this year. With no money and a short vacation, it crawled along a bit! I kissed the crew good-bye, ran home and plopped the remaining kiddo in front of Elmo (bless you Elmo!) I cleaned this nearly condemed house like this was my last day on earth and everyone in Relief Society was going to see it. I had dinner sitting on the table by 5 and finished every bit of wash in the house. It was as if I had been locked up in jail all summer. I didn't do it alone though. I must take a moment to thank Energy Vitamin water. When the "high" finally wore off, I felt like I had been hit by a train. Christopher just couldn't figure out what was wrong with me when I didn't want to watch the Olympics (on the highest volume,) until midnight.
I took a chill pill this morning, finally convincing myself that there are plenty more school days ahead. Lani and I hit the running store and I rewarded myself with a long overdue pair of shoes. I earned these shoes by sitting through 2 hours of traffic court for Christopher instead of "just paying it!" He thinks I'm a saint and I have the shoes I want! We both win!
Here's to those brave souls that teach our kids every day!