It happens every year for me, around this time – I suffer in varying degrees from SADS (Seasonal Affective Disorder Syndrome) which is a big fancy way of saying I get a little depressed when the days start getting shorter and daylight is fleeting. I know it’s coming though, and can usually do things to thwart it – making sure I get outside in the sunshine and get fresh air, etc. This year has been a tough one for me because our summer in Southern Ontario was so pathetic – it rained pretty much the whole month of July, we had a brief summer in August, and then the rain bloody came back and hasn’t left since. This steals my favourite season away from me, and gives me premature SADS – I love autumn! It’s so quick to pass anyway, so when it’s ruined by this miserable rain and unseasonably cold temperatures, what’s a girl to do?

Retail therapy helps a bit, but while I have unlimited cheques (checks for you Yanks), the bank account doesn’t roll that way. Bother.

On Friday the Hubby and I (Ok, it was just me, but he usually agrees with me) decided that we were going to whisk the kids away to Florida in a couple weeks; bank account and other responsibilities be damned. Last year at this time we took Wee One with us and did the same thing – the Teen couldn’t come and miss that much school at that time. This year, we’re all going. The Teen and I will be able to do our work from the hotel room – I just love that she can submit her homework to her teachers via email – and I will do my regular online work the same as I could here, only I’ll be barefoot and sunlight saturated rather than swaddled in sweaters, sweats, socks and slippers.

End result: You’ll have a happier blogger to look forward to, and I won’t have to kill anyone. Win-Win.