We are on our second week of summer. But it feels like the second month of summer. At least. My work schedule combined with the kids’ swim team and baseball schedules is out of control. Yesterday I was sure it was Friday. When I realized it was only Wednesday, I found myself wondering not just […]
Archives for June 2017
Not Your Average Summer Bucket List
Last summer I made myself a Summer Bucket List. I had a whole bunch of quintessential summer experiences I wanted to cram into a couple of months. I’ve also been known to make a Christmas Bucket List in the past. So the kids have experienced these in the past. This summer though, the only bullet […]
An Almost Perfect Present
Number 5 and 6’s birthday was last week, and one of Number 5’s gifts was to go to the salon with me for her first mani/pedi. She has been begging for this for a couple years now, and she is my girliest girl, so I knew she would truly enjoy and appreciate the experience. Not […]
5:00 On A Friday Night
Yesterday I had a significant freakout about the arrival of summer. I was panicking. And I wasn’t at all physically or emotionally prepared for the transition. I was so exhausted that as soon as I got Number 6 and 7 into bed, I crashed on my own bed before 9 pm. My husband was working […]
For Those Of You Struggling With The Transition Into Summer
This first day of summer has snuck up on me. I’m not prepared. I’m not organized. It’s kind of like when Christmas seems so far away, and you know you have plenty of time. And then all of a sudden, BAM. It’s Christmas Eve Day and you haven’t wrapped a single present. You haven’t even […]
Last Day, First Day
Last day of school, summer is here. Last day of my baby’s kindergarten year. Last day packing lunches and taking the bus. Last day for alarm clocks and making a fuss. Last day for ripping the brush through the hair, and frantically searching for something to wear. Last day of forgetting to send in the […]