The Lazy Dayz of Summer....

It's summertime. I will not be "guilted" in to thinking I have to fill every moment of every day with a task of some sort.

Last summer my children and I spent every waking moment making sure our house was clean so that we would be ready to show it at the drop of a hat. We never got to sleep in. We didn't do anything fun. We were slaves to this house and the thought that we were going to be moving at ANY time.

This summer we are taking a break. We sleep late when at all possible. We play games..together...or alone. We watch movies sometimes. Mostly...we're just hangin'.

Don't get me wrong. We're still busy. I am trying to get adjusted to a new job and a new schedule. Kirsten has a new job at Starbuck's with more hours and a tighter routine. Kaitlyn and Keaton have more responsibility around the house. We laid sod. I dug up and separated a few hundred iris bulbs. Jeff is keeping up with the yard. We've moved our rooms around...and when it gets a little cooler we will be painting ALL of them. The kids all had physicals and I DID finally post a chore list to keep us all a bit more organized.

Last week we had family visit. We went to Garden of of the Gods, spent a day on the South Platte, the kids went swimming,climbed the rock(Castle Rock that is), had a weenie roast and played games with their friends and cousin Frank.....ALL IN ONE DAY. We went to Rocky Mountain National Park on Friday. The kids spent Sat on at the Colorado Ren Fest ate pizza at Pizza Hut, hung out at sonic and played a game with the fam. We saw TWO movies...and in our spare time...we played more games and talked. A WHOLE summer packed into six days!!!

In my opinion....everyone just needs to chill.

Summers used to be spent sleeping late,riding bikes, swimming at the pool, playing in the sprinkler, going to the beach or river, reading tons of books, digging in the dirt,eating tons of watermelon, and playing games with your friends on the street until after dark... and camping....lots and lots of camping.

Our need to fill our children's every waking hour with sports, music lessons, expensive vacations which have to be "one upped" every year, computers,cell phones, cable TV and what seems to be the need to have an ADVENTURE every weekend....has robbed us of what summertime is all about. Rest...fun...family.

Guess what??...School starts in a little over three weeks!!!

We might get a weekend camping trip in...plant some bulbs in the garden....read a few dozen more book. But mostly we're gonna be lazy until the very last minute of the very last day.