3,2,1...school!

I know most families are just starting their family vacations this month, but for us, July is back-to-school month. L.'s school is not a year-round school, but they have a quirky calendar. He gets out earlier for summer vacation, but heads back at the end of July instead of the middle of August. This schedule works well for us, actually. While I always feel that tug of regret that summer is over and that we'll be back to the challenging ups and downs of school again, it's nice to get the going-back part over with before Scott and I have to return to work ourselves. [more]