I suffered a brief moment of clarity this afternoon. I emerged from the noisy-child-induced fog (in which I have cowered for these last few weeks) and suddenly realized, "Oh crap...school starts again in 2-ish weeks."
I uttered "crap" because (apart from a sincere attempt to cut back on the real expletives) I suddenly realized that all my grand plans for the summer of 2010 (plans which, at one point, sported the ridiculous label of "Jones Academy") had never actually come to fruition.
I did a quick mental scan of my long summer to-do list:
Zoo: nope
Aquarium: nuh-uh
Horse-back riding: nada
Hiking: nil
Weekly library visits: don't make me laugh
And the unfulfilled list continues...
Why? Well, here's a simple fact for you: I'm a slacker. Don't argue with me. I've made my peace. My name is Amy and I am a slacker mom.
And I'll tell you why. Kids are work. No, really...lots and lots and lots of work. Since the normal at-home motherhood is plenty exhausting...the thought of taking my little Insanity Circus on the road? Please. If the mental exertion of dealing with two girls didn't kill me off, the physical demands of chasing after a two-year old Houdini probably would.
So, the beginning of the school year has ended up looking quite a bit like a bright light at the end of a dark tunnel. I look forward to sitting in a quiet(er) house, sipping a diet coke, and only occasionally remembering to wonder where my son is (as he runs/rides/scoots down the street as fast as his little legs can go. Don't judge...it's not my idea).
And, while I'm sure I will eventually enter a stage of life where my slacking is simply not possible, I plan to enjoy this phase of life as much as I possibly can.
Hopefully with a good book.
And a diet coke.
(And a multitude of adorable two, five, and seven year-old X's and O'x. I do love those sloppy kisses.)
A girl can dream...
11 comments:
I am LOVING my diet coke right now. :) LOVING it...cheers for school!!!
I think the pony ride we did yesterday at Thanksgiving Point totally counted as horse back riding! Go on, check that one off :)
I love that you blog about what I would blog about if the boys birth moms didn't look at the blog. I'm still trying to keep up the facade that I have it all together, haha!
We haven't done much of our list either. I thought about looking at it and trying to squeeze some things in, but then I decided there just wasn't a point.
We haven't done much of our list either. I thought about looking at it and trying to squeeze some things in, but then I decided there just wasn't a point.
I knew I would like this post from the title.
If it helps, our 'academy' fell through this year, too.
You sound so much like me. I had GRAND plans for this summer. Yeah, they didn't happen at my house either.
I was going to read with my girls every day, have them do educational games on the computer for 30 minutes every day, and a page of math everyday. They have done games on the computer twice, a page of math maybe half the summer, I haven't read with them more than a handful of times, and they have done their daily 20 minutes of reading probably half of the summer. We have gone to the Idaho Falls Zoo, the Hogle Zoo, Bear Lake, Island Park, Zions, Bryce Canyon, Cove Fort, and 2 family reunions. Maybe I'm only half slacker Mom.
Get off the blog, craythorn family. You're making us look bad.
Love this post! I especially love that you mentioned "Jones Academy" because it reminded me of the summer that I had the grandoise thoughts about a book I was going to write for other mothers called, "What To Do With Your Kids in the Summer."
I shouldn't even admit to having had those thoughts as I've become the biggest slacker of them all! My former teacher-self is horrified at my current slacker-self. But I'm with you, I'm at peace with it.
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