Off for the Summer?

I hope you've had a chance to meet the team of gals I'll be digging into the Word with over at Scripture Dig. Next week begins "Bible Basics," and I love the solid foundation that we're starting with.

Maybe I am "unplugging" from the heaviness of a busy spring, but the Dr. Seuss in me is rising up (you may know this if you read my intro at Scripture Dig here), so today I had to write a little poetry about "where I'm at" in making the transition to summer. Then next Monday I have to share about "Getting Through to the Man from Timbuktu" ;) for Marriage Mondays. I think it will be fun ...

I hope these thoughts will make you smile and refresh your heart! So ... my thoughts thus far on the summer of '10 ...

I have hardly started summer, but am feeling kind of beat

So I grabbed a pen to write my thoughts, propped up my tired feet.

I sipped a Dr Pepper as I pondered the "time off,"

But the thought of lazy summer days just prompted me to scoff!

There are things that need attention from spring cleaning I ignored.

There are kids that need activity, since they can't say they are bored.

Out front the beds need weeding from the new seeds we have sown.

Why can't there be a day camp with a spa for when we're grown?

I wiped off wicker on the porch and picked out a book to read,

but will there ever be a time when no one has a need?

I've accepted that there will not be a moment that is blank,

A time without a question or a kid my shorts to yank.

And so I'll hang a sign upon my door that needs new paint,

Though I admit that those who know me well may tend to faint.

It will spell it out quite plainly so that there's no need to doubt,

For the rest of summer I am off, just think of me as "out.";)

As for the front door of my blog, I'll see you Monday for "Getting Through to the Man from Timbuktu." How are you doing transitioning to summer?