This summer is flying by. In fact, the title of this post isn't even correct. We are past the half way mark and only have 4 weeks left of summer. Best of all, I can honestly say that this has been, in the kids words, the best.summer.ever. There has been minimal fighting, not too much of "I'm bored" and lots of quality time with cousins and friends. We had great visits with family in Michigan and Chicago and the kids were crying, even Andy, because they didn't want to leave. Tomorrow the girls and I head to New Jersey to meet up with April and Renee, my two best friends from college, for our annual visit to the shore. They already started without me so I cannot wait to get there. If I ever decided to leave Charlie for two sister wives it would totally be with these two.
After Jersey we have two more weeks at home and then Destin. I can't even begin to tell you how happy this makes me. Then the craziest part of all is two days after we get home, school starts. It's going to be one big happy blur. Even though I haven't written much, I've been thinking about you. Thinking about how sad I'm making my mom when I don't post and every time I talk to her she says "we really love your blog", thinking about how I want to tell you everything that we've been up to and all the crazy and funny things Amanda says but when the day is over and the kids are finally in bed I just don't have the energy to sit down in front of the computer to write. The best time for me to think about writing a post is while I'm driving the kids to one of their activities or camps (I really do my best thinking in the car) but I have no way to write it down and as soon as we get out of the car it magically escapes my brain because all the other tasks take over.
This week has really been at the top of crazy meter. We got home late Saturday and on Monday Andy started an amazing computer camp that had something to do with building Minecraft mods (and as far as Minecraft is concerned that's about all I can tell you) but it was an hour drive each way. Which meant two hours when you drove right back home after dropping him off/picking him up and really meant I was in the car four hours a day in bumper to bumper traffic. By the end of the week I was DONE. On top of that we had to run the girls to therapy and speech and gymnastics plus work in Andy's scout meeting and piano lessons and make up piano lessons and a fun summer school the girls were in this week and having someone come fix the ceiling where they tore up the drywall putting in new lights and getting Andy packed for sleep away camp and the girls and me packed for New Jersey. Thankfully Charlie was in town this week and helped me out immensely but I think he's glad we'll be gone next week so he doesn't have to rearrange his schedule to help out so much. That's why a week at the beach with my girls is exactly what I need to relax and rejuvenate and head into the last three weeks of summer.
I am so thankful we've been able to do what we have done this summer. The kids love it and are really starting to have an appreciation for it as well. Although it can be a little stressful at times, I know that we are making memories that will last a lifetime and for that, to quote the little green guys from Toy Store, I am eternally grateful.
