I can't believe I'm already saying this.
SLOW DOWN!
Why is it that summer has to go so fast? I'm in shock that the month of June is almost over. Our July month is usually so busy and come August and the start of football practice every day, that will fly by too.
So, what have I been up to?
Let me try and recap.{I even have to look at my day planner to actually see what I have done.} Oh, yeah, now I remember.
I feel like I have to pay homage first to Olivia's last gymnastic meet as a pre-team girl. It was on the same day as our New York trip. She really did a fabulous job and attacked her meet with such poise and grace, just like my princess is.
My day planner tells me that the next few weeks were spent running to the gym 3 times a week, baseball practices, baseball games several times a week, teeball practices, teeball games, working at Gymboree and finally to a fast 24 hour trip to Seattle. The Seattle trip was definitely the highlight of my June. It was great to spend 5 hours on an airplane just sitting. We had a wonderful time in Seattle and even better was that I got to see my lifelong friend/sister and spend some time with her and her little peanut.
The kids had to get up at 4:30 a.m. and I insisted that they take a nap on the plane. Of course, if you thought that we could take a 24 hour trip without any drama, you're sadly mistaken. Before we left the house at 5 a.m., Olivia started coughing and looked really beat. I didn't think anything of it considering it was so early, I just figured she was exhausted. That little cough turned into a full blown cold and let me tell you, it couldn't have come at a worse time. We had to buy her medicine at the airport and because it made her so sleepy, as soon as the meal was served on the plane, my little princess fell alseep. Believe it or not, Little Foo slept too, for almost 2 hours. That made the plane ride go much smoother for me! And Jake, well, let's just say, he refused a nap and boy did he pay for it later. As soon as our plane hit the ground in Seattle, we were off and running and didn't stop until 8 p.m. PST (do the math, that's 11 pm EST). Poor Olivia was exhausted and coughed out, Jake really regretted not taking a nap on the plane and believe it or not, Gabi was the best behaved that day because of her really long nap. This all leads up to why I am telling this little story because of the picture underneath. This is Jake, so exhausted from being dragged around Seattle, that he pulled some pillows that were for sale off of the rack at Nordstrom Rack and laid down!
As soon as I got back, at 3 a.m. on a Wednesday, Jake had an appointment with his homeschool evaluator late that afternoon. Before we even left for Seattle, I had to have that major project finished. My day planner tells me that that took up a lot of my time in the weeks before our trip. That next weekend we went to spend Father's Day with my dad and then went to see a concert at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, VA. We had a lovely time and it was neat to see the kids soaking in the culture. From there we went to see my mom to spend some time with her for her birthday. Unfortunately, our visit was cut short because we had to get back home for Jake's championship baseball practice. Lucky for me, I didn't need to be home for the practice just for the all important game the next day for my son. So, I got to stay for an extra day and go galavanting with my mom. That was very enjoyable and we took every imagineable opportunity available to us and shopped, shopped, shopped as well as had a little duck at Duck Chang's to keep us nourished.
According to my day planner, ever since Jake lost his championship game last Wednesday, my schedule simply holds being at the gym 4 times a week now. Olivia has graduated to a competition level and according to her team handbook, missing practices is a big no-no. She has one girl in her class that will be taking the month of July off and has hired their coach to privately tutor her so she doesn't fall behind. Having her at practice 4 times a week is a big committment for us considering how much we like to travel. But, we'll do our best.
So, my day planner, what does the future hold?? Besides being at the gym 4 times a week, I think I'm going to schedule into my summer the opportunity to just sit, sit on the front porch and watch life go by, sit on the deck and watch the sun set, sit on the swingset with my kids and watch them be kids, try to stop sitting so much at my computer. Get out and enjoy this time because, according to my day planner, it is going to be over so soon.
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