As happens every year in May or June school has let out. It's very exciting for everyone in my house. The last few weeks of school are some of the best all year long. Last minute field trips are taken, field day is participated in, there was a 2nd grade lemonade stand and a kindergarten graduation. And every one of those activities is leading up to the Last Day. I also really enjoy summer time. I love the beach, pool, reading logs, library programs, bowling, and friend get together's that are included. I love my children. I love it when they're home and when we can all go do fun things together. I was done making lunch every morning, picking people up every afternoon. I was ready to not help anyone with their homework or do a special project. But I am here to tell you it hasn't even been 2 weeks and I'm looking at these people's faces going oh we're in this for the long haul.
So far this summer our lives have been ruled by swimming lessons. I have all 3 of them in a swim class that lasts one hour and is every week day for 2 weeks. The 2 older kids did it last year as well and I felt like we got really good results from cramming it all in very quickly. But man oh man we are swimming from 3-7 every evening with an hour break somewhere in the middle. We have also had friends over, been doing even more swimming at our gym's outdoor pool, started our summer reading logs at the local library and been to Six Flags!! Oh and took a weekend at the lake! How many days has it been?
I think we've done too much too fast. I think that's been my mistake. Unfortunately I don't see it stopping. I've created a momentum that has become bigger than me. We are seeing family this weekend. More family is coming in to town in July. We have a trip out of state planned in July. My oldest is signed up for craft day at Michael's craft store (it was only $2 what was I supposed to do?!). My son will be attending Science Camp through the city and we have a membership to the science museum!! AAAAHHHH!!!! I'm really very tired.
I haven't even touched on summer time school work. Both of my children's teachers were wonderful and sent home awesome school activities and work books for summer study. We have been able to work some school in maybe 3 days a week. Plus chores. What about chores? Where is the line between too much fun and not enough work? There are literally not enough hours in the day to do all of the things that we want to do. It's becoming about priorities. And I've decided there will be at least one day a week that we stay home with no planned activities or friends. I want to make memories with my children. I love doing things with them. But I don't want to run us all in to the ground and be wasted by the 4th of July.
I'm discovering that a crucial part of parenting is time management. My children are young, we are new at this and I'm discovering the beauty of trial and error. I love summer. I love my kids. I love fun things. I really hope we don't all kill each other.
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