End of Days

Today marks the last day of school and thus the end of the boys’ first foray into the public school system. This photograph is not from today though, but rather from last September on the first day of school. It just seemed more fitting. The weather in Portland today is more akin to February or March. I have the heat on and I’m wearing a sweatshirt and stocking cap. There was to be a picnic in the park for the last day of school, but those plans were nixed. They did go bowling though, bowling being an activity that knows no weather obstructions. I brought their teachers some flowers and chocolate. The boys gave their teachers the gifts, said thanks and goodbye, and then we hung around playing with their friends. All in all, it wasn’t all that eventful.
It’s kind of mind boggling to me that they just finished kindergarten, that they can read now, that they can do complex math. But it doesn’t feel so monumental. It’s just terrifying, because now we have to figure out something for the summer. We’ve got a couple camps lined up, but they’re insanely expensive. Time to pull it together, act like a real family, and just suffer together and make each other miserable. That’s what summer time is all about!
Lisa is taking the boys to New Jersey on Thursday for eleven days, so I actually will have some time to myself. I am going to the beach with Melissa for the weekend for what will be my first vacation sans children in a very long time. I am very excited. I imagine it will postpone my complete and total nervous breakdown by at least four to six weeks. Vacation!
Couple photos of the boys: last day at play.