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Marsha
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Jun 23, 2015 11:51AM

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I am a teacher so summer is my time off of work and I don't have to wake up to an alarm every morning. I am very lucky to be able to have 3 months living without a timetable. Most jobs don't have that benefit, however, don't ever think that a teacher doesn't deserve to be paid well because of my above statement. Teachers work at least 10 months out of the year, and even though our "school hours" may be set, most teachers (including myself) don't leave until well after 5:00 after we have spent time in meetings, talking to parents, grading papers, and other various duties. We also spend some of our summer time taking courses to keep our teaching licence up to date and prepping or classroom. Now, off my soapbox! LOL! Due to the fact that I am extremely lucky to have my summers off of work that means that I get time to spend with my three children. They are getting older and the time that I get to spend with them is so precious to me because before I know it, they will be away at college or doing their own thing during the summer. My husband and I always plan a family vacation during summer, and being beach lovers, we often go somewhere on the east coast. When the kids were younger, we usually went to Hilton Head, SC where it was laid back and had private beaches so the kids wouldn't be overwhelmed. However, now that my oldest is a teenager and youngest is 9, we have been going to destinations that have both a historical destination now that they are learning about American History in school as well as something fun. Most recently we have visited Cape Cod/Boston/New Hampshire/Maine and Virginia Beach/Colonial Williamsburg/Yorktown/Mount Vernon with a stop at Gettysburg on the way home.
There are so many wonderful things about Summer! The warm weather, time with my kids, and vacations. Then there is the simple time spent at home. 4th of July Barbeques with family ending with fireworks. Tank tops and shorts. Ice cream. Taking the dog to the park with the kids. Barebequing on a warm summer evening and eating on the deck with the family. Getting together with the neighbors while the kids play Ghost in the Graveyard and having a cold beer with friends. There are just so many great things about Summer that I could go on and on. I guess to me Summer to me means warmth, travel,tiime, food, family, and friends, and fun!


And, of course, I prefer mowing the lawn to shoveling that white stuff! Such fun chasing the deer munching busily on freshly planted flowers by the front door. Imagine basking in the sunlight while scraping bird doo off the deck, Can't wait!
LOL! Gotcha! Bea