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I've always headed into summer with big plans.
We were going to have a fun-filled summer full of activities and swimming, a bit of downtime--which would include games and crafts--and a sprinkle of school work to keep them on track. We'd sleep in a bit, but not too much so we could still take advantage of the morning weather.
I'd work on behavior quirks that seemed to fall through the cracks during the school year when I didn't see them as much. I also planned on working on keeping myself level headed when the fights broke out.
It was a loose, no pressure plan, but it was still the plan.
Linda and I always did a good job of keeping the kids entertained. We did the activities and swimming; although, there were days that we probably should have swapped some of them out for more downtime--for ourselves mostly!
My downtime plans always ended up seeming like activites disguised as downtime, so we had less games and crafts and more naps and TV. The school work always felt like an uphill battle which, among other things, would take me off track on my level headedness.
Despite dropping the ball a bit, those summers were amazing! We had so much fun! I was the only one who missed the stuff the fell by the wayside.
This summer, I gave myself a break and dropped all the expectations. The goal was to have fun, take daytrips throughout the break, swim when we could and veg out when we need it. Anything else that got accomplished was a bonus!
It was the best decision I could have made! I didn't feel the end of summer guilt that I usually do and we still had the most amazing summer--our best one yet as far as I'm concerned!!
I really hate that summer is coming to an end. I really, really love having them home.
