Currently: Me vs. Kids

Currently: June

Since I kind of leapt back into this blog-thing without looking first, I didn't have a plan past the first post. Duh. As if.  So, I thought I might get onboard with this "currently" theme to give you a snapshot of what we've been doing since school let out.  So, I thought I'd compare what I've been doing to what the kids have been doing, using the same 5 categories.  

Me first:

Traveling

Nowhere yet, but we have a trip to Charleston planned soon.

Grilling

My husband about EXACTLY WHEN HE'S COMING HOME AFTER WORK.  

Isn't he a lucky guy?

Exploring

Our own city!  We went to the symphony play at Centennial Park last week.  This week, we hit up the State Capitol, Bicentennial Mall, farmers' market, Belle Meade Plantation, Shelby Bottoms Park, and the main library downtown.

Planting

The idea of a treehouse for the kids in Mike's and my dad's brains.  Really, all we need is some sort of dilapidated structure that Will and Sarah can go out and tinker on so they will 

GET OUT OF MY HOUSE.  

But not out of the yard, because then littlest brother will follow and I will have to go too.

Playing

 In the pool.  Errday.

Alright, let's see what the children have been up to, shall we?  

I'm sure they've been writing poetry in Spanish and composing sonatas.

Kids

Traveling

Miss FancyPants got to travel to Boston with my parents for a 10th-birthday trip.  

The Freedom Trail Pizza Tour alone was enough 

to make me seriously consider stowing away in her duffel.  

Meanwhile, the boys pretty much just get dragged to the grocery store 4 times a day.

Grilling

Mom about whether she REALLY WATCHED 👀 

the super-awesome trick (in the pool, trampoline, creek, Fortnite, etc.) they just did.  

And did I film it for their imaginary YouTube channel?

Exploring

Ways to fight violently with siblings without drawing blood and/or parental attention.

Planting

A time-capsule in the backyard so that "somebody can find it in, like,

 30 years and dig it up and be rich!"

Playing

Catch at the pool.

Re-entry

Summer.  It seems all the world is soliloquizing about "sweet summertime", 

warm weather, pool time, fireflies, and a slower pace.  

I, on the other hand, think: non-stop sweating, feeding kids all day, every day, and basically being their social coordinator. 

Meanwhile, I'm over here making a "Summer Bucket List" because I think this summer might actually kill me.  Like, I know that you can't ACTUALLY be talked to death, but my kids are all, "Challenge accepted."  

Plus, the dang sun doesn't set until the middle of the night, so my 8:30 bedtime is no more.  

Memorial Day weekend, I bought 3 HUGE bags of those zipsicles and a zoo membership, and thought, "Summer is handled."  

My kids apparently feel otherwise.

There's definitely a period of adjustment for me to shift from Working Mom Mode to SAHM mode every summer.  So, I have to get my head on straight, and embrace these 8ish weeks of being home with my kids as a fleeting gift. But I need an outlet and a goal for my efforts.

And so, I return to the family blog after a three-year hiatus, super-rusty. 

Since the kids are bigger (and literate) this time around, they will even be able to contribute! Sarah's running point on book recommendations, Will is going to do some design work, and Teddy is working on snack reviews, kid-dinners, and the best places to get wet and/or muddy. 

So, cheers to the summer!