Hooray For The Lazy Days
I am so glad school's out for the summer! It's the one time of year when the pace slows down at our house. I still have to get up and go to work most days. However, getting myself ready is so much easier than getting myself plus three girls dressed and packed for the day ahead. No more racing to get my oldest child to the bus stop by 6:40am. No more checking the lunch menu and deciding who needs a lunch to take to school. No more field trip forms to sign, poster boards to buy last minute or homework to nag about. Even my laundry load seems to lighten in the summer since bathing suits become the main attire.
Sure, I'll have different work to do. Keeping track of who is going to which camp. I'll have to make sure each girl gets an equal chance to see friends. I'll have to buy more food, since everyone will be home during the day. I'll have to keep in constant communication with the sitter as to who is allowed to go where and when. I'll have to pack for our weekly summer vacation at the lake. Soon enough, I'll be hearing someone say "I'm bored" and then it will be time to shop for school supplies once again. But for now, I'm glad the lazy days of summer are here!
Mother's Day
What do I want for Mother's Day? I'll start with what I don't need right now. I don't need perfume, jewelry or spa treatments. I don't want a new cell phone with more bells and whistles, considering I haven't figured out the features on the one I've had for two years! I don't need an I-Pod, since I have little or no time to listen to music and actually prefer silence when I have a moment to myself. I don't need any more gadgets that take up the spaces that I no longer have time to keep organized.
Here's what I do want. I want to spend time with my family, without any fighting among my children. I want to have a complete conversation with my husband, without being interrupted by the kids or the phone. I want to sit down and read a magazine without guilt, as if I have nothing else to do. I want to watch a movie on the "Lifetime" network and one of those home makeover shows on "HGTV". I want time to go through old photos, to see how just how much my girls have grown. I want to eat food I didn't have to shop for or prepare. I want one day where I don't have to find something that's missing, or drive anyone to a practice or lesson. I don't want to have to worry about my makeup, hair or what I'm wearing for one day. I want peace, quiet and sleep! All these things you can't put in a box and tie with a bow, but they are the "luxuries" this busy mom can't seem to afford these days. Happy Mother's Day!
