Dirty Bathwater

This is what we have been doing. Love summertime!!!!!

All I can say is that we are in for a rude awakening in August when Jonas starts Kindergarten. We have been sleeping in to 8:30. (Before I had babies, I would never have considered 8:30 sleeping in!!) We have been eating a lot of popsicles, ice cream, smoothies, and anything thrown on the grill. We have been catching fireflies, swimming, playing in sprinklers, water tables, and shooting water guns. Bicycling, porch picnics, swinging, and playing in the sandbox have also been a lot of fun.

At the end of the day:

The boys are dirty.

The bath water turns brown.

The boys sleep like rocks.

What more could I ask for?

Just life

It's summertime!

And we have been super busy!! What have we been doing? Well, let's see.. We had a yard sale. It was a lot of work, but I did make a little bit of money and got rid of some junk. However, I am still overrun with baby toys and clothes. Last week, Jonas had VBS and swim lessons. Jonas went to VBS at his grandmother's church. We had swim lessons at FBC. So, needless to say I felt a bit like a chauffeur. I got a glimpse into the future when I am sure I will spend a majority of my time running the kids to all of their activities. In the midst of all this, Jonas had an allergic reaction to amoxicillin. He had been taking it for strep throat and had been on it for a week. (By the way, who gets strep in the summer???) He woke up on Tuesday with a horrible rash. I gave him a massive dose of Benadryl and then we made yet another trip to the doctor. He was put on a steroid and can no longer have amoxicillin or any "cillin." He was not contagious(just super itchy)so we continued on with all of our activities. Even though I felt that I needed to make a public service announcement everywhere we went stating "It is an allergic reaction, he is not contagious."

We finished up our week with a Father's Day cookout and some time in the pool. I am amazed at how well Jonas is swimming this summer. He is starting to swim mostly without his floaties. Jacob loves the water too! You have to constantly watch him. He has no fear. He would just jump in by himself if we would let him. It was a fun time with our family celebrating Daddy and Grandaddy. My boys and I are so lucky!!

Well, just some ramblings.... Nothing too exciting-- just life!! But such a sweet life!

I am still here....

Wow! I can't believe that I haven't written anything in 3 1/2 months. I have been busy. Hopefullly things will begin to slow down some this summer.

This past month has been a complete blur. I finished up another semester teaching at CSCC. Jonas finished preschool. (sniff sniff). We also took our first family vacation to Disney World. And what a trip that was!! It is the happiest place on earth, but also one of the most tiring. It had moments of sheer delight and moments of sheer &*%#! Jonas loved every moment. Jacob loved it at first, but then he became sick and was pretty cranky the last part of the trip. Needless to say, he threw a couple of fits. Poor little guy. I felt bad for him. Not much fun being trotted all around when you are sick!

All in all, I am just so happy it is summertime. We have already been to the pool several times and we are enjoying being outdoors most of the time. The boys are completely worn out at night and have even been sleeping in some. (8:30 whoo hoo!!!) It is nice just being at home and not having to be anywhere.

I have all kinds of things I want to do this summer, but I have a feeling time will slip away quickly and before I know it I will be taking Jonas for his first day of kindergarten! Hopefully I will not wait that long to post again!

What to do?

What to do? I am faced with a pretty important decision and I can't seem to make up my mind. I am trying to decide if I should start Jonas in Kindergarten this coming fall. Jonas' birthday is at the end of August. The cutoff date for enrollment is the end of September. I had just assumed Jonas would start school, until I met with my pediatrician during a checkup. He was adamant about Jonas not starting school when he would be one of the youngest in his class. He feels that most boys are just not ready for school and would benefit from another year before starting school. It really got me thinking.


Here are some of my thoughts:

Brent wants to hold him back. He doesn't want him to be the youngest in his class. ( I am sure this mostly has to do with sports. ) Jonas has completed 2 years of preschool so he could attend FBC Kindergarten and then start Kindergarten at a public school the following year. However, I do worry that he will become bored. He can write his name and knows letters and letter sounds. I feel that he would do fine academically, but maybe he needs another year for maturity and such. His bestest bud (aka cousin) is starting Kindergarten in the fall and they would be at the same school. Most Kindergarten teachers advise me to hold him back because he is a boy. However, the one Kindergarten teacher that really knows Jonas thinks he would be ready. I do like the thought of not officially starting school for another year. I think all day Kindergarten is too long. He is used to going 3 days a week for 1/2 a day. FBC's program is only 1/2 day.

See all my ramblings???? I could over analyze this to death!! (Just ask all my friends and family....) So, what do you think? Help, please?????

Suggestions

I dislike New Year's resolutions. Mainly because I never keep them. So this year I decided to not make any resolutions, but make "suggestions." That way I won't feel so bad when I inevitably break them. So here goes:


1. Be more patient (with ALL my boys!!)

2. Try not to plan out every detail of my day ( a little more impulsive, maybe???)

3. Watch less mindless TV after the kids are in bed (This will be hard during these first few cold months)

4. Be more easygoing (this correlates with #2)

5. Take more bubble baths

6. Play more with the boys instead of doing housework

7. Cook without using a recipe (or just cook more!!)

8. Be encouraging instead of discouraging

9. Organize my photos

10. Save more, shop less (this one is painful, even to type)

11. Get out of my pj's before Brent gets home from work (once again, will be difficult during these cold winter months) A little makeup might be nice too....

12. And last, but not least: eat better and exercise (the whopper jr. and fries I had today doesn't count-- I'll start tomorrow :)



Many people look forward to the new year for a new start on old habits. ~Author Unknown