Summer is Here

Well school is finished for this year. I cannot believe how this year has flown by. I now get to relax and enjoy summer, but this worries me. Why, you might ask? Well school has been a good thing for me since February. It was a place for me to keep my mind off stuff for 11 hours of the day. School is also a place where I feel like I am home and know my place in the world. That might seem funny to not know where my place in the world is but it is true. For almost twenty years, I was a wife first and mother and teacher second and third. Now I am a mom and teacher first and second. Not that I mind, I love those two jobs more than anything.

It is hard to lose something even if it is a title. Rather it is Mrs. or something like Queen or Princess. Some have asked if I will go back to Ms. Philpot, I have said, "No." Because at school I have been known as Mrs. Fallis for so long parents know who that is. I will just lose the letter R. Maybe that is how I should look at it; I am not losing a title I am losing a letter!

I am excited for summer don't get me wrong. I love sleeping in until 6 AM instead of 5 AM. I am excited to put on my black apron back stage for Tom Sawyer and Little Mermaid. I feel like I am doing something important and that the kids almost need my help. I have a soccer chair that we bought years ago, I have used it for football games now it will become my play mom chair.

I am looking forward to seeing two of my sisters. It will be fun and Kathy and Amy have called the first break down before I even get there which is nice to know I won't be on the spot. I am looking forward to seeing my friend Heidi that I have known forever. Also, excited to show my kids a Liger, at the Hogle Zoo. I hope to see some of my aunts and uncles and take a short trip to Grantsville, to see my grandparents' grave. Katie is excited to leave on Monday to see her cousins, aunts, and grandparents. It is going to be fun for her to be up there a week before the rest of us.

I will tutor a few kids over the summer but please let me know if you know anyone that is going to need tutoring over the summer. I would like to stay busy. Well I am off to spend my first day of break at school. Well at least part of the time. I need to get Tyler to work, Katie from Rebecca's house, and Noelle wants to do something fun today. So now, my most important tile (Mom) will be busy doing what I love, spending time with my kids.