This Summer

This Summer has been pretty crazy. I don't know what I was thinking when I signed my kids up for so much stuff. Every summer, I make all these plans of things I want to do while I am not working. Then summer comes and we want to do fun stuff not the projects and cleaning I have planned. Basically, this summer has been filled with me running my kids to baseball, tennis, basketball, dancing, basketball camps, tennis camps, art camps, cheer camps, singing, etc. I want my kids to develop talents, don't get me wrong. Sometimes I wonder if I am just developing my talent of being a taxi driver.

The one day we were home with absolutely nothing on the schedule, I tried having my kids deep clean their rooms. They fought the entire time, until I decided I should go get myself a part time job. I didn't end up doing that but I did lock myself in my room and tell them all to leave me alone. We are doing better now. I am just making them do a few jobs a day, in between the running around. They work better this way then with me telling them we are spending the entire day cleaning.

Another thing I am happy about is Tayler's Young Womens project. She is teaching Kenzie how to do laundry and fix dinner. I am totally loving this! I haven't had to help her much. Another thing we have worked out that was a problem last year is lunch. My kids like to go out to eat too much. Which is my fault because during the school year, we eat out way too much. This year Tayler and I have been buying lunch choices on the weekend. Then the kids choose what they want and fix their own lunch. So far, they have not asked to go out to eat. Nice...let's hope it keeps working.

Anyway, I love summer! I really do love spending more time with my kids and watching them participate in all their activities! Happy Summer!