I had plans for the summer at home with our school-age kids. There would be time set aside for reading, time for teaching some life skills and family responsibilities, and time for some summer fun.

Then, mid-July, we got a puppy.

I married a man who tells time the way a compass points north. He knows exactly where he needs to be and when he needs to be there. I unfortunately don’t have the same innate sense of urgency.