Where did the summer go?!

I can not believe that the summer is virtually over. I feel like I just blinked and it went bye-bye. My life gets so crazy that I look forward to the lazy days of summer to relax but in reality the summers push into over-drive with all the activities. We had soccer practice with a game once a week. We had Camp Good News, we had Vacation Bible School, violin lessons, vacation to Camp Damp, a weekend trip to Story Land, church meetings,barbecues, pool parties, job interviews,day trips, house renovations, the list can go on and on. Now the summer is over. My pool lay still and merky. No longer do we hear the hum of the filter working over time in the heat. The mornings are cool and damp and the nights are getting longer. I noticed there are blotches of red and yellow on some maple trees leaves. Normally I am ready for the fall with all the its seasonal fun but this year is different. I really can't explain it other than I feel like a chunck of time was stolen from me. Like I was in a coma and just woke up. I guess I will adjust and make the most of it. I think I need to learn to say no more and slow down and enjoy the moment. My kids are growing up in front of my eyes, I just can't believe it. I suppose that is what upsets me the most. I see them growing up before me and there is nothing I can do to stop it, I am helpless to slow it down. I relate to that old commercial for the Latter Day Saints. The one where the woman is being wheeled out of the hospital with her new baby girl in her arms and looks behind her down the hall and sees her girl growing up in front of her. I mean, that commercial was on the tv when I was very young and it impacted me so much that I remember it and feel it to my core today. It is so true. I guess I will stop writing and go snuggle with me kids while they still let me.