Halloween? Are You Kidding Me?

I'm starting to think that the feeling of time going by faster isn't just in my head. Perhaps it's also being caused by all the stupid merchandising in stores trying to push everything up by leaps and bounds. Yesterday I stopped by the dollar store and was greeted by their Halloween display. Halloween? Are you kidding me? It's still August! I was shocked. It's like how they put out Valentine's Day stuff in December....slow down, people! For that matter, why are kids going back to school already? When I was in school, we went at the end of August and were there until mid-June. When did the schedules get so muddled up? Am I missing something?