This past weekend we celebrated Stephen's birthday and Father's Day. Unfortunately Stephen was the first to bring home one of those draining summer viruses that has taken its turn with each of us. We did manage to meet Mom at the pool for a swim with the kids, and Stella and I prepared a birthday feast for "Daddy." At the end of the day, Stella collapsed dramatically on her bed and said that, after all of the birthday festivities, she was too burned out for Father's Day. Our celebrations were very simple. We just enjoyed a simple lunch and afternoon at home as a family.
It's hard to believe that summer is upon us! We have been adjusting to a very different kind of schedule, filled with appointments, library programs, visits with extended family, leisurely walks on our trails, some local field trips with our library passes, swimming lessons with cousins, cleaning projects, and fun in the sun with friends. It's incredible to me that I'm already beginning to feel stirrings of longing for our fall routine. I can't help but get excited when I flip through curriculum catalogs and plan for the class I'll be teaching at the Co-Op. In the meantime, I'm trying to thoroughly enjoy this reprieve and opportunity to recharge and PLAY with my dear kids.
We are counting the days until we bring home a new "family member," a black lab puppy. This pet is Stephen's gift to us. He received an award for outstanding performance at work and a bonus check that he decided to spend on this dream of ours. We didn't expect to have a pet so soon, but here we are, making preparations and waiting out the final weeks until she is old enough to leave her litter. I'm going to be rather housebound during the month of July and plan to focus my attention on housebreaking the puppy and simultaneously potty training my 3 year old who needs one more nudge out of pullups. Bring on the Clorox wipes!
I guess I need to give up on my desire to recreate the past few months on this blog. Somewhere between DI and the conclusion of our school year, I just had to put on the blinders and focus on survival. I hope to be more faithful with posts and pictures this summer. A big thanks to those of you (Grandma and Kristine! :) who faithfully follow my ramblings...
2 comments:
I enjoyed reading about your weekend & your plans for the summer. You have been very busy already. I love hearing about your outings and such. They inspire me to venture out with my 5. LOL!
Thanks, Kristine! It is exciting to discover all sorts of fun and inexpensive summer activities (to make up for the fact that vacations aren't in our budget). Our tiny library is incredible, offering programs for all of the kids' age levels and passes for a few local museums/centers. I'm inspired by all the neat stuff you've found to do with a large family. Those trails you hiked on Memorial Day were magnificent!
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