My three kids only have one week of school left. In other words...Mama only has one week left to have "quiet-morning-coffee-time...alone!". Though I will miss my few peaceful minutes of quality me-time, I am truly looking forward to summertime with the kiddies.
Each new summer though brings new challenges. For my "kiddies" are growing up. My now almost 7th grader, 5th grader, and 3rd grader are not always so easily amused, as was the case when they younger. A simple impromptu walk through the nature trails is now accompanied by, an "ugh, it is SO buggy outside", and "I am sweating!!"and "how long do we have to be here?" A five-minute trip to the grocery store turns into an hour long power struggle as to whom will push the cart, the "why can't we buy that!" monologue, and "how LONG do we have to be here?!" chant.
Mama is not always so fun to be with 24/7 anymore, especially for my oldest. He still "likes" my company, but I think he prefers the time with his like-minded 12 year-old friends. Can I really blame him? His newest obsession, fishing, will be a refreshing alternative to his usual video game/iTouch routine this summer. Yippee...hooks in fish eye balls and for sure in my thumb! No, really, it will be very fun.
One favorite routine that is a summertime must for us, and our street friends, are the bottomless boxes of popsicles. It seems like every day or so any number of kids can be found dashing, house to house, between inflatable pools or semi-working sprinklers, grasping a colorful dripping wooden sticked treat. "Can I have another" is the summertime mantra in our neck of the woods. The response is an almost definite, "SURE!" Heck, why not. Summer is short, kids are only kids for such a brief, precious time. This is the stuff memories are made of.
No real "activities" are on the agenda for us this summer. No have-to-get-up-by-8 for us! Summer can bend and weave around what we want to do, and it will be grand.
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