Our planning meetings for the new academic year begin tomorrow, with classes beginning a week from Tuesday. It's a bit more complicated this year as we face the empty nest. We dropped off our daughter yesterday, took her to church this morning, and that's that. I'll drive our son back to his last year at university next weekend.
It's a busy time, without much opportunity for contemplation, but I've had plenty of time for contemplation this summer (whether or not I used it well). I'm ready to start another year.