The Enjoyment of Surviving Summer

So you know how summer begins and everything is 

WONDERFUL,

All that happens (besides the occasional chore list) is

playing,

running around,

laughing,

games,

experiments,

play dough, 

water hoses,

lakes,

pools,

EDIBLE play dough,

more games,

more  laughing,

more playing....

well you get the picture.  All this bliss is what summers are made for.  Then reality sets in.

One must do their chores everyday.

The toys are still the same as yesterday.

Siblings don't want to play the same game.

It then hits them,

They are bored.
There is nothing to do.
He is touching her,
he has 'my migueen',
he won't give her pony back.
Then summer isn't super cool anymore.
That makes me sad.
Sigh.

Then at the store and you see all the back to school stuff.
Part relief,
part sadness.
But the excitement of summer is re-kindled.
The lake splashes better,
the running is a bit faster,
the hose has new attachments and excitement,
the play dough is squishier,
the edible play dough tastes a bit sweeter,
the laughing is more often and deeper,
the experiments have a bit more depth and meaning,
the camera is pulled out a bit more often,
the moments a savored and relished more fervently.
Because it is realized 'life' has to start again.
Life will rush on again.
All the sweet moments will be put on hold while everyone
grows up just a bit.
But those quiet moments when the rush seems to pause
the glimmer of whats to come is
all it takes to make until next summer.