Where did summer go?

It's August, and back to school is just about here. Teachers start back on Monday and the kids officially start classes the following week.
Summer flew by. It was a busy, but fairly uneventful, season. We spent a weekend in Lubbock with Jeff's sister, we managed one lake trip in Logan, NM at Ute Lake. We did lots of work around the house as we found long lost treasures that were packed away in storage last year, planted trees (some apple trees, a wind break, and a few in the yard), planted grass (seed in the front, then the back breaking work of desodding Jeff's parents yard to replant the sod in our back yard). The girls, Shelby especially, was busy all the month of June with basketball practices and camps. Then in July with volleyball practice/camp. And both girls busy all summer long with cheer practice and camp.
We've watched the sky for rain, and the horizon for fires. We have received a total of three inches of rain since October last year. Unfortunately, that isn't enough to plant a crop and the field lays brown and empty. However, Jeff has found a solution to the problem of not planting a crop, by harvesting CRP grass and baling it. None of it was renewed for the CRP program, and dairies are actually wanting it, not having much choice in the way of feed.
Not only has it been an exceptionally dry year, but exceptionally hot as well. And of course, our brand new air conditioner in this brand new house has already gone out in the hottest weeks of the year. Temps are in the 100s, but we are waiting on a part to arrive so it can be fixed.
But its with excitement and anticipation that we are starting this school year. Shelby is now a freshman and moves on up to JV, Ch'ree is in 7th grade and starts her first year playing junior high sports. Chance can't wait to start tackle football now that he's in 3rd grade, and Drew starts kindergarten.
As for me, it's a new school year as well. I will only be taking one class at ENMU, because I won't have time for anymore due to my new FULL TIME JOB!!! That's right, after 14 years of being a stay-at-home mom, I have been hired on at the kids' school to do a variety of jobs. I'll be an aide in the preschool most of the morning. Then I will do some office work for part of the afternoon. Finally I'm also the new yearbook sponsor and will teach one class dedicated to this. I'm also still the asst cheer coach. I'm really looking forward to my new duties at the school, and sure that the children are thrilled as well at the thought of seeing their mother every. single. day at school. bwahahaha!!!!