The Connection-August 2008

The Connection August 2008 ===========================================================
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A Note from Donna
Feature Article: Making the Most of the Last Days of Summer
Subscriber Feedback
Q & A

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A Note from Donna
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Did you start out in June with every intention of making the most of the summer? I know I did. I have magazines folded back with hoped for activities, coupons for places we could go and visions of bonding with my kids in the slower pace of the season.

Now that August is upon me realize that most of those things are not going to happen. In a few short weeks, we will all back in the swing of things and into a new school year. But since we're not there just yet, I'm going to enjoy to last of it as best I can and I urge you to do the same.

So here are a few tips to help us savor the rest of the summer and start gearing up for fall.

With you in the quest to making the most of the moments,
Donna Duffy

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Making the Most of the Last Days of Summer
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Didn't we just get last quarter report cards and DSTP results in the mail? Can it be August already? Is it just me, or is time zooming by? I have a funny feeling I'm not alone. But before we put away our flip flops and suntan lotion, let's drink in the last few weeks of summer while we start to switch gears for the fall.

1. Work backwards--Look at your kids' first day back to school and calculate how much time you have left. Put on the deck those things you absolutely wanted to be sure to do and then cut that list down to the one thing that you want to record in your 2008 scrapbook. Is there a family member you wanted to visit; a place you promised you would go? Get it on the calendar and make it happen!

2. Get back in the swing...slowly! Now is the time to start thinking through how things will go when school starts. What do I want to have in place in September? I need to think about that now. How will I make my life easier and more streamlined so I can be available for my kids when they come home from school. So I'm working through my plans for the fall now and preparing myself and my kids for how things will be. We can't expect them to jump to it just because we turned the page on the calendar.

3. Get it together...slowly. Yes, that was looseleaf that you saw on sale. So why wait till school starts to buy all the supplies they'll need? Little by little, add to the stash by picking up things they will need no matter their teachers may ask for--we can add those things later. And don't just think of the kids here--get yourself ready as well. Folders, bins, and other organizers will help you be as much on top of your game as you hope them to be..

4. Be a sleuth! In these last weeks of summer when the pressure of assignments and tests still seems far away, keep an eye on your kids and look for clues to their learning style and approach. Do they tend to need you to spell everything out for them, can you say it once and they get it, do they need to do it to get it? What does their room look like? Neat, tidy, organized?? No one under 18 fits that description at my house. Do you need to hack your way through the piles of clothes and clutter and they don't seem bothered by it at all? These are indicators of how they will keep their backpacks, assignments, and homework.Help them get organized now so that they will be ready for a great school year!.

(c) Donna Duffy

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