Summer is here and already my head hurts. I love not having to deal with lunches or homework or waking up at the crack of dawn. I love the ease of everyone waking up and not running around like chickens with their heads cut off. What I don’t love is the endless: “What are we doing?” “Where are we going?” “Who can I call?” “Can you drive me?” “Can I have some money?” It is day 3 and I am already exhausted. I have got to get on some sort of schedule before the summer escapes me. So that your head hurts too, I’ll share with you my kids’ schedule for the summer:
Because Nico is going to be a freshman, he has to go to these camps if he wants to play in high school:
Football-9:00-11:30
Basketball-12-1:30
Tommy, not wanting to be outdone by Nico:
Basketball-9:00-10:30
Football doesn’t start until July.
Belle:
Dance Camp-12-2:00
Not sure what other dance/cheer camp or tumbling one she wants to do but didn’t do the flex pass because it was a waste of money for us last year.
Before you tell me my kids are over-scheduled, I know. It is what it is. I could have put my foot down but the ship has sailed at this point. Maybe Gia will have a normal childhood (what is normal anyway?).
The biggest reason why I might not be posting for a little bit, besides the chaos I just described, is that I made the switch to Word Press and am still trying to figure things out. I thought I was becoming smarter when it came to computer use but I think I might actually be becoming dumber. Bear with me while I get used to this and not that I am desperate for comments but if you could comment to let me know that it is working and is easier to comment, that would be very helpful. I’ve talked about how much I hate change and this is no different. I know in the end it will benefit me greatly but right now, I am trying not to freak out.
So someone tell me that there kids are over-scheduled, too so I don’t feel so bad or tell me about a change that was good for you but was stressful while in the middle of it.
I am a stay at home mom, married to my college sweetheart, Leo. We have four kids, Nico, Tommy, Isabella and Gia. We have a son, Rocco that is an angel in Heaven.
hahaha! You are not getting dumber!!! WordPress is really hard to figure out. If you want to chat sometime – I can tell you some of the plugins I use… but I’m not a whiz at wordpress either!
My kids aren’t over scheduled…. but – they are only 3.
Thank God it’s not just me! I would love to chat sometime or trade emails, I’d love to know the plugins you use.
Ahhh…the threes…I miss them so…
Sounds like a lot, but they’re kids and they need to be active, plus they WANT to do this, right? So don’t feel bad! (says she of the toddler and newborn and actually have NO idea)
If you need help with WordPress, plugins etc, you can feel free to ask me, I’m not expert but I’ve been using it for nearly a year and so far, have figured out some stuff!
Yes, they want to do this and the more active the boys are, the healthier they are. That made me giggle about the toddler and newborn. You know more than you think.
Which plugins are a must have?
My son turns four in August so he is eligible to play in sports now. So far he’s signed up for hockey. The husband is looking into Football (which I don’t agree with) and then baseball in the summer. EEEKs…I’ll need more coffee right?
You’ll need coffee spiked with something a lot stronger!
PS. I love LOVE wordpress. You’ll find your way quickly. Promise.
I know and I know it is where I need to be but OMG, I hate feeling computer illiterate. I kind of miss the little boxes with all my followers (I know they are still there but it was comforting to see them there) and I was nearing 50,000 hits and now I have to start all over. I’m holding you to that promise.