It's not official by the calendar, but the temperature says summer has arrived. Along with that comes the unreasonable expectations of summer: we will all have fun, fun, fun.
The cottage is about to be back in business; the boat is in the water, the power is back on, the carpets will be cleaned, the furniture will be moved back in a few days, and relatives will start arriving immediately thereafter. Then it's the trek back and forth from home, hauling food one way and trash the other.
Of course, this is in addition to running the business and taking care of the maintenance for two homes. It's constant motion from dawn to dusk... and that's a lot of hours this time of the year. The schedule is dictated by the season. Michigan sleeps during the winter and is sleep deprived in the summer.
It IS fun. But, by the end of August, we look forward to the slowdown. That's three months away. Now I have to go have some fun.
