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Next week, the kids go back to school—which means the seasons, they are a-changing.
In our home, this change is abrupt. The languid pace of summer shifts quickly, literally overnight, to the barely controlled chaos that is morning bus stop runs, homework, soccer games, car pools, and everything else that comes with using two cars to get seven people where they need to go on time (and with all the things they need to do whatever it is they’re doing).
As you well know, the change can be jarring. Teenagers who’ve been getting up at the crack of noon suddenly find themselves hitting the snooze button at 6 a.m. Elementary school kids who’ve grown accustomed to jumping out of bed at the crack of dawn, jumping on their bikes and racing them around the cul-de-sac while the rest of the world sleeps, are now making lunches, brushing their teeth, combing their hair and putting on matching clothes. Ugh!