Rise and Shine --- School excitement

Good Morning and why is Anthony Weiner still in the news?!?

OK, I said yesterday morning, it's you last day of kindergarten, how does it feel to almost be a first-grader?
"Dad," the 6-year old who actually sat through a graduation ceremony Monday, but had to go back for one more day Tuesday (thanks, snow!), "it's no different. I'm still the same person. I like kindergarten."
So, I tried my question two more times first with a third-grader, then a sixth grader.
How does it feel to be almost done school and be a fourth-grader?
"Same as yesterday," said the younger. "Can I play (a specific videogame)?"
First tell me what it's like to almost be done school?
"What's the difference? I still have to go back after the summer."
Once more, how does it feel like to be just about done your first year of middle school.
"I don't know," said the almost teenager.
You like school, though, will you miss being in sixth-grade.
"I don't know."
Yeah, but how was the last week of school?
Shoulder shrug.
Hey, at least we have the summer.

Rise and Shine --- It's too early

Good Morning and welcome to the last weekend of August!

No, wait, that can't be right. Are we really into the last weekend of August? Is the summer just about over? Have those lazy days of reading books while the young ones splash (argue?) around in the pool over?
Thankfully, Labor Day is a week later this year (target="blank">who invented this calendar?) School, at least in my world, doesn't start for another week.
So, that means we can squeeze every bit of juice from this summer in last week. Gosh darnit, if it sends me to the loony bin, I'm going to do it.
We'll hit the beach. Ride the rides. Eat junk. Ride bikes. Sit and watch the sunset. See the sunrise (wait, I see that everyday). Play baseball. Throw a frisbee.
Doesn't matter we've been doing that virtually every day since June, it's it the end of August! Let's go. Let's do it again.
You can never have enough summer.