The summer is over. I start back to work on Monday. I start my 22nd year of teaching. It's been a fun summer but it's gone really fast. I look forward to retirement.

Five things I really enjoyed this summer:
1. Spending lots of time with my loving boyfriend
2. Homer visiting in July
3. Going to several concerts with the boyfriend
4. Going to California for the first time in my life
5. Meeting new friends Mark and Shane

Five things I could forget about this summer:
1. My dishwasher dying
2. Dropping my camera and breaking the lens
3. Dropping my phone and having to replace it
4. The punctured tire
5. All the money I spent this summer

I always look forward to a new school year. New beginnings and such. I hope this year will be less expensive and I hope I have better luck. One thing I know for sure, the boyfriend will be there for me through it all.