TammyinTN Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 (edited) Bring on fall! Edited July 9, 2010 by Tammy in Germany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I've never been able to see any redeeming value in summer (with the possible exception that the produce is cheap and fresh and there lots of it) and am always ready for fall. I'm with you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkodman Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Yes - summers down here in the south can be very miserable. We barely have a spring before the hot weather comes. Fall is when the kids can go out and play. Right now it is too hot. I am tired off being couped up inside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 SICK TO DEATH OF SUMMER!!!!! I grew up in CA LOVING hot summers! Now I HATE summer. There are TONS of bugs. In the spring we get the swarms of black flies. Then they go away and it's the deer flies attacking you. Let's not forget the ticks and abundance of lymes disease. Oh, and what about those bird-like-looking-bugs that draw blood from my animals??? The heat - it just sucks the life out of me. Actually, I think it's the humidity. Still, heat makes me want to relax. It also makes me tired, but that may be the humidity sucking all the juice out of me to hydrate the air. ;) Fall and winter? LOVE IT. To be outside in the cooler weather is SO REFRESHING. INVIGORATING. My favorite thing is to go on moonlit walks in the woods with snow on the ground. You can see all around you with no light other than the moon and stars. Of course sub zero temps and biting winds are awful, but thankfully they don't happen all the time, and they don't last long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Yep... I love swimming & fresh fruit but other than that I can take or leave the summer. Autumn is my favorite season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMary2 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I am thisclose to being done with summer. Fortunately, it hasn't been ultra hot here in my little circle of Texas. No 100 degree days yet (knock on wood!!) and lots of time spent at the pool. No electric bill over $400 yet either! (again, knock on wood!) I don't want to jinx Texas by crowing about this!LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 No, I love summer because we are not signed up for any classes in the summer. Just the occasional play date or camp week. It is so much easier. But alas, with an only child, I don't feel comfortable scheduling the school year this way. Still I wish summer lasted longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 This thread is making me question why we take off for summers. We're just confined to the indoors with the intense heat anyway, we might as well be doing school. Maybe we'll rethink next year's schedule. Taking lots of time off in the beautiful spring and fall might be a better way to go. Hmmmmm ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenniferlee Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 HA! summer just started here last week - I can't be sick of it yet... (we live in oregon) Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 But summer just started yesterday...literally! We've had almost nothing but cold weather and rain until this week. The early tomatoes I planted two months ago don't even has baby tomatoes on them yet, let alone the nearly mature fruit they are suppose to have, The cucumber plant that I planted two months ago is only 4 inches tall. It's not dead, just stunted by the lack of sun, and finally showing signs of growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevergiveup Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Our peaches are ripe as are the zucchini and yellow squash. Tomatoes have not come on yet, nor have the green beans or beets due to a late, wet spring. Summer can't be over before I get tomatoes!! I am not finished painting the outside of the house, and at the rate I am going, I will need 3 more months at least. So, NO! I am not sick of summer yet (even though the heat and humidity are getting old). Too much to do and too many good things yet to eat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 For the first time in about 10 years, no! We had an unusually long, cool and rainy spring, and the summer hasn't been very hot so far. Normally by this time it's been over 100 for a couple of months, but not this year. We've hardly even had a chance to play in the creek much! And the tomatoes and corn aren't even ripe yet! School starts in a month and I'm not ready yet! It's very weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommee & Baba Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I LOVE fall!! I want it instead of Summer :p Beings in the South it's really unbearable at times to deal with the heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 We have about a week of heat in June and a week of heat in July (on the down slope of it now). I despise those two weeks. Temps over 75* set me on edge. I do not perspire prettily. I sweat like the proverbial pig. For two weeks of hot is is not worth getting A/C. So I suffer and complain often during those those times. I'm very impatiently waiting for the middle of August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I desest, abhor, loathe, and despise summer :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I am loving my garden. It's so lush and yummy. I am just getting going. We don't have long summers, so I enjoy them very much. Even with the heat and humidity. And it's like 97...and has been for days. I stuck my head under the hose this morning as I was watering. Ahhhh...lol I complain about winter from Jan to April, so I do understand not enjoying a season. Hope it goes by quickly for you, and I hope Superman comes here and slows down the earth's rotation in my corner of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I desest, abhor, loathe, and despise summer :) :iagree::iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I'm in Alaska. My summer is more like Fall, so I say please stay as long as you want :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Joann beat me to the punch. Those of us in Western WA endured a seemingly endless, dreary spring and early summer with unusually cool temps (we lit the wood stove on July 4th!). We're finally experiencing summer and it doesn't last too terribly long, so we enjoy it while we can. By mid-September, I'm happy to see signs of autumn, my favorite season.:) But summer just started yesterday...literally! We've had almost nothing but cold weather and rain until this week. The early tomatoes I planted two months ago don't even has baby tomatoes on them yet, let alone the nearly mature fruit they are suppose to have, The cucumber plant that I planted two months ago is only 4 inches tall. It's not dead, just stunted by the lack of sun, and finally showing signs of growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I was sick of summer BEFORE it started! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsbaby Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 YES!!! I usually LOVE summer, but this year I am already over it. We have been going non-stop for the past 5 weeks. Between playdates, camps, vacations, more camps, etc....I am exhausted. I just want to stay home! I thought summer was supposed to be my break?!?!? Plus, the heat and humidity have drained all my energy. I can't wait to start school again next month and get into a less stressful routine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Oh my goodness...NOOOOO~!!!!!!! I have had abroken wrist for three weeks and will be in a cast for at least 3 more weeks. I wish summer was 6 weeks longer this year! I wanna swim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Fall is our favorite time of year We school through summer because of the 100 degree days. The boys finish up school work then we go jump in the lake and swim. I do love the boat rides around 10:00 pm at night. I love the night time summer sky. Today is so hot! I went to hang a load of clothes and the clothes probably dried in 10 minutes but I want get them off the line till sunset. I do all the yard work and gardening around 8:00. I love sitting on my porch late in the evening. So I love summer nights. Oh the song, from the 80's the Those Endless Summer Nights. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYetyTHVFMg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 No, ours only just started on July 5... seriously. Give me another week or so before I start craving autumn. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Noooooo! Summer . . . please go more s l o w l y . . . . I find summer a welcome break. It feeds my inner free-spirit; in another 5 weeks, I'll be buckling back down to r o u t i n e. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 But summer just started yesterday...literally! We've had almost nothing but cold weather and rain until this week. :lol: I didn't get far enough down before I responded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 YES!!! I usually LOVE summer, but this year I am already over it. We have been going non-stop for the past 5 weeks. Between playdates, camps, vacations, more camps, etc....I am exhausted. I just want to stay home! I thought summer was supposed to be my break?!?!? Take a break if you want a break. Say no to over-scheduling. Your kids will survive (and perhaps be better off without the frenzied activity). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace437 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Not me, I love summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarawatsonim Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I thoroughly dislike summer because I really can't stand being out in the heat. I would love it if our summers were way more wet and cloudy here. After the heat wave this past week, I would so much rather be out having to shovel the snow than deal with the uncomfortable heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kym Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Oh my goodness...NOOOOO~!!!!!!! I have had abroken wrist for three weeks and will be in a cast for at least 3 more weeks. I wish summer was 6 weeks longer this year! I wanna swim! Same here! I broke my ankle on June 5, and still have one more week before I can even put weight on that foot. AARRRGGHHH!! I'm missing out on summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 We have about a week of heat in June and a week of heat in July (on the down slope of it now). I despise those two weeks. There was a joke there that went like this, "Sure, we do have summer here in Vermont. Last year it was on a Wednesday." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie in OR Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I was sick of summer BEFORE it started! I think that's why I don't like spring because I know what comes after... I must say, there is great comfort in knowing that I am not the only one counting the days until Labor Day (in my mind, summer is winding down then and I get my happy face back). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I think that's why I don't like spring because I know what comes after... I must say, there is great comfort in knowing that I am not the only one counting the days until Labor Day (in my mind, summer is winding down then and I get my happy face back). Where I live September is still HOT HOT HOT - I don't count on it being cooler until October! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 We finished up school early this year..April 30th due to Dad coming home from Iraq. I'm so ready to get back into the routine, but we move in two weeks and other than reviewing and reading each day...I'm bored. I like being busy with my school routine and having little breaks each month...not months on end. Come September....I'll be so happy again. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 For the first time in about 10 years, no! We had an unusually long, cool and rainy spring, and the summer hasn't been very hot so far. Normally by this time it's been over 100 for a couple of months, but not this year. We've hardly even had a chance to play in the creek much! And the tomatoes and corn aren't even ripe yet! School starts in a month and I'm not ready yet! It's very weird. :lol: This is my kind of summer. Cool temps until end of June, then a little bit of heat (for the tomatoes to ripen) and then back down to F80 or so until September/October when I like to see some juicy storms and a cool breeze. The part about storms and cool breezes in October is me dreaming but perhaps just once it will happen?! Usually it's F100 from somewhere in mid-May until October and then - from one day to the next - it's winter, not even fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 :D I love the long days, having it light in the morning, spending the afternoons by the pool, and all of the fresh fruits and veggies we have right now. Of course, we have air-condition and an in-ground pool. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwickimom Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I HATE summer...the heat, the nasty bugs, simsuits :) I LOVE Fall...pretty scenery, cool weather, jeans I LOVE Winter...pretty scenery, cold weather, no bugs, Christmas, jeans and sweaters I LOVE Spring...pretty flowers, cool-ish weather, rain, jeans and a tee shirt Did I mention how I HATE only Summer? I want to move NORTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 No how! I love the freedom of schedule, playing at the pool, eating homegrown tomatoes and watching my kids catch fireflies at night (staying up much later than they really should!). I'll be ready for fall when it get here - it is my favorite season, but this is fun too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 HA!summer just started here last week - I can't be sick of it yet... (we live in oregon) Jen Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Summer has barely started here (weatherwise). I don't want it to be over yet. We have long cold winters. I hibernate in the winter. I hate the cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherMayI Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Me too! Not Oregon but WA and even though it is reaalllly hot right now I am relishing every moment of it! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaNYC Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 I hate summer and I'm counting down the days til fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie in OR Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Where I live September is still HOT HOT HOT - I don't count on it being cooler until October! Well, that's true...but somehow in my mind I know we are heading towards cooler rather than amping up. :) Ugh. I hate the amping up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Autumn is my favorite season but I am waiting to enjoy summer. We have had so much rain and so far the weather hasn't been all that bad. High humidity but not hot, hot, hot like it has been in the past few years. With me teaching a summer class my summer hasn't really started yet. My break will come in August, just in time for the State Fair. I haven't even been to the pool yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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