goofballs

every summer i juggle working and being with the kids, even more so than during the school year. when we were planning a big move to colorado, i was looking forward to being able to stay home or at least taking summers off with the kids. that move didnt happen, so here we are again, another summer of fun but lots of work coming in too. elizabeth is in preschool, which runs year round. they do a daily swim and she is signed up for swim lessons, she never complains about going since there is so much going on.

 i have emily in day camp every other week, she will be with my mom the weeks in between. that is the plan and then whenever i can get a day off, i will just keep emily and get liz out of school early. something new this year is the network of moms (families) who are calling eachother to make last minute playdates. i am late to the "playdate" scene because i am honestly just too lazy and busy to make the calls and then watch the clock for drop off and pick up times, it makes me feel like i am at work for some reason. i have to admit though that yesterday a last minute playdate for emily saved the day, she was whining about this and that and a bike ride over to a friends house was just what was needed to improve her mood (and we both got some excercise). 

so, just like my camp fire group improves with time, so is my parenting... i am less worried and more open to new ideas. more willing to drop everything and just go with the flow, change the plans, be less rigid. of course i thought i was just this amazing organized person, when in reality i was (is) just a control freak who makes a plan and will go down in flames to get it completed. (oh the drama!)
heres to hoping this summer = relaxation, down time, naps, laziness, breezy beaches, long slow bike rides, wet bathing suits, weeds gone amok and lots of nothing getting done.