Sorry, But Summer Break Is Too Long

Give me structure or I'll die.

Today I write from my living room couch, after sending my youngest child to kindergarten for the first time. It's been a long journey getting to the point where all three of my kids hop on a bus and go to school all day, but it's somehow been an even longer journey living through this summer break.

I was a teacher before I had kids, so I always loved a l…