Summer daze
July 1, 2009 by Jill Cornfield
Filed under Health
This summer is off to an odd start. Usually there are no more than a few days between the end of school and the start of Alex’s summer school. (Last two years, he went to day camp, and that started almost immediately after school: no lag.) This year there is a solid week off between the two.
Photo courtesy of crabchick (flickr.com)
Ordinarily I’d be harried and a bit peeved: I’d be running after Alex and Ned while Jeff slaved away at his job. But this year everything’s been turned upside down. Jeff is at home; I’m at work (at least this week). And while I’ve left in the mornings saying cheerily, “Have a good day!” and coming home to a meal I didn’t shop for or cook (which is nice), I miss my boys. I miss long trips to Ikea and Target (two ways we burn a lot of hours) or the zoo or the aquarium. I miss meal-planning. I even miss grocery-shopping.
On the other hand it’s been a nice break from autism. Alex has been asserting himself more than usual this week, and I haven’t had to cope. And on the other hand… I miss my boys. All three of them.
