Four more days and counting.

Actually, just three and a half. And these are "fun" days, lots of activities for the final bonding moments before the eighth graders begin worrying about high school in earnest and the seventh graders relax because they made it through the first half of middle school.

I know so much more than I did in September. Thank god.

I am really, really tired at the end of this year. I need a nice, long break. In a cool, clear swimming pool. Turquoise, deep end, steps in the shallow end, a comfy chaise for drying off. Length for lap swimming. Someday this will happen. I have faith.