Misadventures of the 10lees

Summer Break

My step kids begin their last week of school tomorrow, and may I just mention how late school seems to run now? I swear I used to get off in May.

This article is not about that, but about how, on my 10 year high school reunion year (aahh!), I am bummed about my lack of summer breaks. I remember my last 'real' summer break, where I sat at home and did nothing. It would be the year I turned 16... it was wonderful. When I was 17 I had a job as a Receptionist at K&B Homes, then when I was 18 (the summer when I left for college) I was working as a Data Entry Clerk for the same company. Those were still pretty awesome summers, I worked early mornings and usually got my afternoons off - so I didn't have to be bummed about missing my friends. Anyway, by the time I started my freshman year in college, free summers were a memory of the past. Unlike some, I worked 2-4 jobs during each summer I was in college, which gave me very little free time... not that I minded at the time. But I don't think I realized it was my last opportunity to be free during the summers...

Unless I quit and decide to become a teacher. Hmmmm....

So this summer I am going to try and get caught up in the yard, plan a summer vacation with the step kids, and try and plan a trip to Minnesota (at least, I'm hoping). It's just not as relaxing as it used to be when I'd stay in bed until 2pm after going to bed at midnight, those were the days...