High Maintenance Mom

I am very protective of my summers and even more so now that I am a Mom. I mean, we wait all winter and most of spring for the summer months and then by the end of July…..bam! back to school ads start. When I think of all of the snow days locked inside the house with two active children I spend every possible moment outside when Mother Nature allows. These ads get me mad.
I have tried yelling at the ads, reasoning with them and ignoring them but they still come back. Maybe my kids are just too young but I can’t fathom buying fall clothes right now. I saw some hanging on a rack all new and fancy and I started laughing, out loud! I know retailers get their next line earlier than the season starts but fall clothes in July? Who buys them? Not this Mom. I just bought round two of sunscreen, local corn on the cob and am eagerly waiting for Carlson peaches. I am boycotting back to school. I am boycotting notebooks, pens and back packs. I refuse to discuss sweaters, stockings and soccer cleats. I will however chat about ice cream, sleeping in and beach days. So, go to your town’s local concert on the green, have a s ‘more and buy more bug spray because according to my calendar summer is just getting started.