Back in a routine.
Kids started back at school yesterday and we are reluctantly getting back into a routine, of sorts. I always feel emotional at this time of year when the kids are no longer all mine and I have to once again share them with the other main influences in their lives, their friends and teachers. Don't get me wrong the summer holidays has not been all sweetness and light. There have been times when I have resorted to hiding in the toilet to get five minutes peace and occasionally hubby and I have argued over who gets to take the dog out just for some precious alone time. I think it boils down to this. During the school year we are ruled so much by timetables, bedtimes, homework and daily schedules that time passes so quickly. We become caught up in our daily task lists that the opportunities to just sit and enjoy what we have can be squeezed to the margins of everyday life. Summer holidays offer us freedom to bend the rules, push back the bedtimes, embrace new adventures and en