That Time of Year

Summer is coming to a close and a lot of websites out there are switching gears to help people get their back to school shopping done, prep their house for the season change and update their interior decor with some cozy additions to welcome fall.

The local craft store is already prepped for Halloween. Triple digit heat and I’m staring at cinnamon scented autumn leaves and jack-o-lanterns. I can’t stop rolling my eyes because I know I’ve got at least 2 more sky-high electric bills from the “run the air conditioning or face uncertain death at the hands of irate family members” season.

We went shopping at Target about a week after 4th of July and the kids groaned when they saw that the “seasonal” aisle that had once held mosquito repellent and barbecue accessories now held pencils, pens, rulers, lunch pails and backpacks. At least our local store takes parents shopping with kids under consideration. The “seasonal” aisle is in the back of the store, that way when the kids make a break for it you have an entire store to catch them before they can hit the parking lot and get mushed by a minivan in their panic induced escape attempt.

The upside is that while trying to catch my little escapee (the second grader) she passed an end cap with princess bedding and became distracted which meant she narrowly avoided plowing into a lady holding glass vase. Lucky me, I managed to find the bath pillow I’d been wanting while I caught my breath.

As it sits now, I’ve got 3 weeks to school starts and for once I’m almost looking forward to it.