Perfect Days

Our kids, as note previously, attend a British based international school with 188 student days on the calendar. The Brits believe in all sorts of educational standards that the US has not implemented, and a six to seven week summer holiday is one of them.

It's a brief window of time, to be sure, a flip and a half of the calendar page, and they'll soon be back in uniform, toting backpacks and lunch bags, with rigid bedtimes and schedules.

So... we're trying to make the most of it. Bedtimes are relaxed, mornings are lazy, and in between are trips to the beach and pool, collecting snails in the garden and seaside walks in the evening. These days are perfect. Brief, yet perfect.