Summer has ended. How do I know? We cleaned out the garage.
Yesterday, I took THAT BABY out to run a few errands. Upon our return, I see Husband’s car parked at the curb and everything that was in our garage on the lawn. For a second, I actually thought to myself, Who would have a garage sale on a Sunday? then I realized it was us. Only it wasn’t a sale, it was a clean. Where was the camera crew from Hoarders?
Husband had recruited the other two to help him and thought TB and I would be gone longer. Unfortunately, we came home early. TB was excited and jumped right in. Me, not so much. Yes, the garage needed to be cleaned but that was not how I had planned to spend my Sunday. Not to worry, it won’t take more than an hour Husband assured me. An hour? In dog year time maybe. An hour. Right.
So I joined the cleaning party. I got rid of chalk, old kites, wood, empty bubble containers. I found parts of the bike I gave to my neighbor and put them on her patio. I gave away a fog machine and a stroller cup holder and an infant sled. Husband hosed the floor and #2 soaked himself silly. The Girl played with random toys and TB ran around screaming. Good times.
But, it signals an end to summer. Why? Well, we had to make room for both cars-because it will be cold before we know it. We had to put the jumpy in the back so the snow blower could come out-because it will be cold before we know it. The chalk and bubbles had to be packed up and the snowman-shaped can of snowman parts moved to the front of the storage shelf-because it will be cold before we know it. It took forever for summer to show up, it was cold and gross for so long and now, school starts in two weeks and poof! It’s going to be fall and then it will be too cold to clean the garage.
Am I sad? Well, I have mixed feelings. I know what’s coming. My kids are going to school and it’s one more summer gone away. We did a lot this summer and I have a lot to look forward to this fall. #2 is going to kindergarten and we are taking bets on how long before we get “the call” from his teacher. Um, Mrs. #2, this is #2’s teacher….. I say September. She’ll tolerate him until then. The Girl will be fine, I’m not worried about her and TB and I will have a lot of quality time to spend together. He gets the shaft a lot because he’s the little one. This will be a great opportunity for us to hang together. I may even clean the house with all my newfound free time.
I complain about the kids all the time. But when they aren’t here, I miss them. And now, school is starting and they’ll be gone all day. And I know when they come home, they are going to be crabby, hungry maniacs and I’ll wonder why they can’t be in school longer and on weekends. But today, I wish summer would last forever.
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