Haven't put a word down here in awhile. Between Facebook, my comfy internet groups, kids, home, friends in the flesh, husband, vacation, holidays, etc and not necessarily in that order I forgot about my blog?! Hmmm. I want desperately though to write about summer. Before it is over. Oh my. I'm just wanting to capture the joy of it... bottle it somehow... take copious notes and weave it into a garment I can wear and just enjoy. I just love it. I love all aspects of this. The warmth of it, the color, the brightness, the lull, even the soggy air.
It's also really nice right now because even though the rain is a little much it has kept the weather cooler for the most part. The kids are doing well. One dance class for my 8 year old. A week of camp for my 12 year old. Haven't quite figured out what to do with my 3 year old. We have a number of appointments for our two youngest (foster children) 2 and 11 months. I'm working to keep a balance. Not toooo busy but not missing a beat if I can. There are quite a few things to do... I tend to want to just flow with things but I also want to run around wildly taking in eeeeeverything!!!! The farmers markets, the parks, the celebrations, back yard parties (we haven't been invited to any but if we were!) the fruit stands, the crab and shrimp feasts to name only a few things. I likely will just opt for enjoying what comes my way or those things I see as I go. Packing 5 kids into a vehicle and carting them around (and without the double stroller I lost just a few weeks ago I might add) is a little daunting. That's okay though. I might get to enjoy a few things a bit more and savor the experience.
I thank God I also have a friend who will be there for me and help out with some of this task if needed. We have a child going for surgery this month to have ear tubes inserted and his adnoids taken out. We have a cottage up near a lake we will be spending time at. We also have a few dates on the calendar for visits from caseworkers and Early Intervention Therapists and a visit from my mother for a month. I'm know summer will not end before we enjoy many things I just look on now and feel a sense of it all... so much to do and so little time.
The hazy lazy side of me that needs to get away from it all is having so much fun!
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Great to see you here, and enjoying your summer. Busy is good though it keeps us on our toes. I miss the reading even if I get some from the group. :) Thursday already the week is shot again. Do you have plans for the 4th? We might see a Speedway Race.
Well we went to our cottage on the 4th. If you ever travel this way you are welcome to come on over and enjoy it too with or without us there. While it's tons of beauty of and fun it's also a very different experience for us. We are I'm sad to say adjusting to the joy of it. It takes us away from "home" and changes our lives tremendously but it's a good thing. I just have to convince kids that I need a break too sometimes. I was able to relax. Seriously they are behaving like kids but I can only take so much of the whining and I behave like a nasty person myself. WE ran them around. I found a friend for them to be with for the weekend... made them all their favorite foods and kept the place ship shape and when I decide to relax "I'm bored!" they tell me and get really stinky about it.
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