I've realized recently that I am SO fighting this back-to-school thing.  We recently had an info day at my kids' school where we were given packets of information by their teachers, inundated with important dates, and all I could think about was how much fun I could possibly squeeze into the next couple of days as our break winds down.

Never have I felt so anti-back-to-school than this summer, and I am not sure why.  Perhaps it is because I will have not one, but TWO kids in grade school for the first time ever — and it will never go back to any other way!  This is IT!  The "IT" people always warned me of that comes oh so quickly.  Well, they were right.  Totally right.

It's not like I haven't gone through the motions of being ready.  I mean, I've got all their school uniforms lined up and ready to be worn.

The supplies have been bought and sorted.

The backpacks are hanging — waiting to be filled.

And the new tennis shoes are all laced up and waiting to be slipped onto precious growing feet.

But, I must admit that I am completely more unorganized this time around than I have ever been.  My little nook in the kitchen that is usually the spot where we keep important paperwork, schoolwork, and the like is totally overtaken by mounds of paper that I need to sort through and finish up doing something with!  And, I haven't yet begun my annual tradition of making my school year binder which will house and organize all the papers and forms for the kids as we get going on this busy school year.  This is usually a task I have completed by the 1st of August in years past. 

About the only thing I *have* actually accomplished is going through the school calendar and handouts we received from teachers and plugging in the important dates and school breaks into my own personal calendar.  I guess that's a start, right?  I just wish I could get more in the mood of being more excited for the school year.  But maybe that's not such a bad thing.  After all, I want to savor as much time as I can with my kids while I have them home. 

But as far as I'm concerned, this week will begin the countdown to summer break for me!  How about you?  Are you dreading or looking forward to the start of a new school year?