Summer schedules are a bit of a two-edged sword for me but I'm choosing to focus on the gratitude part.  :) What I love about summer schedules (i.e. no school mornings to rush off to, longer light in the days) is the time I have in the mornings to breathe.  I still choose to get up earlier than most think is normal but I do so, in part, to give myself some much needed time to just be in the still and the quiet of the day before all the noise begins.  I'm so grateful that for a couple of months out of each year I get the chance to do this.