End of Summer already?

I know they say time flies when you are having fun, but geeze!!! I guess we had a lot of fun b/c summer seems to have just blown by. I figured I'd sit down for a few and update everyone on the Saban summer activities. You know, b/c our lives are so exciting that people just want to read about it.
June was a blur. We were in the throws of swim team. Henry's age group (6 and under) was absolutely hysterical to watch. When they would jump into the pool, it looked like lemmings going over a cliff. Then, these tiny little legs and arms would be going at what appeared to be mach speed. But they were only cruising at a snails pace down their lane. Don't get me wrong, there were some fantastic swimmers that were in it to win it. Then, there were the kids there just to have fun. Henry was in that group. We've got lots of 4th and 5th place ribbons to show for it. However, he figured out his backstroke and got 1st in his heat at the last meet. Nick and I almost cried! So, to the little kid on his team that said 4th place is no big deal....Take that! Jerk.
July took us up to St. Louis for a few days, then on up to Illinois to see the inlaws and cousins for the 4th of July. It's always a fun trip. Insane. Crazy. But, fun. My kids are amazed by my inlaws basement. It's like an underworld of childhood oddities that they can't get enough of. Glad I didn't tell them about monsters living down there. On the 3rd we headed to the Monticello fireworks. Small towns do a great job with the 4th, in my opinoin. Plus, it was some awesome people watching!! My favorites where the rural white guys that apparently thought they were inner city black gang members. The closest they have ever been to a drive by is having a combine pass them in the corn fields. The only tagging they've ever done was on a cow. I guess when you live in the middle of nowhere and are full of youth angst, you gotta let loose. That would also explain the pregant teenager smoking.
I also turned 36 in July. Ouch. That hurts to write. I really don't feel 36. I still act like a 13 yr old boy, so I guess that helps. I have high hopes of being an old lady in the nursing home, making fart noises every time a nurse bends over.
August has been hot. H-O-T! I think we are on day 19 of an over 100 degree streak. You can hear the plants screaming in the afternoon from the heat. The pools feel like bathtubs. The kids are bored. I'm bored. Luckily, school is right around the corner. Hud starts his senior year of preschool. I guess his big year will inlcude how to hold a pencil and not shoving crayons up his nose. Henry starts first grade. Wow! I'm not as emotional as last year, but I still can't believe I have a 1st grader. He's super excited. He's been wearing his Darth Vader backpack daily. I think I should put a rock in it each morning, to see if he notices it getting heavy.
So, as summer winds down, I hope you were able to do lots of summer activities....swim, sleep in, travel, or our favorite - media room campouts. Bring on fall! I can almost smell burning leaves, erasers and Halloween candy in the air.