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I feel the summer ending. School starts in a few weeks, no more plans for road trips and vacations, and I'm shopping for pencils and notebooks. These are all the signs that summer is coming to it's end. My nephews are preparing to leave for college and my mom will be returning soon from her month long vacation in the Philippines too.

I love summer and the carefree days. I will miss it. I enjoyed my first summer back in Ohio. Although this was the first year in about 10, maybe 15, years that I did not go to the beach. I traded it in for a pool in the backyard. The kids have enjoyed having the pool too.

The summer was filled with a lot of activities. We made a big dent on the "summer list". Ok, I did take "wash the dog" off the list. And we missed the meteor showers...I forgot about it. Oh, we also did not make it to Chicago, not yet. Pat is on his way there as I type, but the kids and I could not make it with him. Shaye had to attend a ballet workshop which was mandatory. Did I tell you that Shaye made the ballet competition team. I'm so proud of her. Not bad for only taking ballet for 6 months!

Last week we went to Pigeon Forge with my sister, my bro-in-law, and 4 of their 5 kids. We had a blast! We zip lined, went whitewater rafting, played games, shopping and just hung out. The kids had so much fun just playing around at the cabins. They played games, one of which I'm surprised they didn't have nightmares over this game. It was nice to be all together. It has been years since we've been together like that. It just seemed to never happen while we lived in Virginia. And now that my 2 nephews are leaving for college, it was extra special.

I forgot to take pictures while on vacation...notice no pics in this blog. Actually I forgot to take pictures of the whole summer. Maybe I can beg, borrow and plead for pics from my family and friends. Until then, you just have my words to picture my summer. And a wonderful summer it has been!

Now excuse me while I unpack some school books....ugh!