September already

On Thursday morning, the first thing I said to Steve was, "It's September."  It seems like summer has flown by.  I won't be sorry to see the heat end -- it was 99F this weekend, but I can't believe it is September already.

The FridayFive this week asked readers to name five things that the beginning of September means to you:

1. Back to school.
2. End of the chance for vacations.
3. Looking forward to the cooling of the air
4. Starting to think about planning the Advent devotional.
5. Beginning to realize I should have started planning the Advent devotional in August.
6. Premier of new seasons of television shows.
7. Crayons.
8. Programming season starting at church.
9. End of the summer schedule at work.
10. Socks
11. Apples
12. Days getting shorter, which means the sun will probably be in my eyes going and coming from work.
13. Band practice, piano practice, trumpet ensemble practice, band competitions, football games, sectional practice, band emails, high school open house.
14. Preparation for a fall Emmaus walk, especially this year.
15. NAUMF

That's more than 5, but September is a month of transition for us.