Since I'm a parent with school-aged children (my youngest is 12), the end of the school year is a time of transition. Despite what the calendar says, this week marks the first week of summer around here. If my youngest son were writing this blog post, he would no doubt come up with far more than 5 things to be happy about. But since I'm a parent who works at home—and an older parent to boot—I'm actually quite proud of myself for having come up with 5. Here they are:

1) I get to spend...