It's Summertime!.......

Kindergarten Graduation "Big K Day"

It's that oh so very exciting time of the year. One of my favorite times of the year. Yes, you guessed it, it's Summertime! Time for the lazy days of summer to carry us to fall. Time for loooong naps. Relaxing by friends pools, reading lots of books, board games, puzzles, crafts, shopping trips, beach days, going to the movies, and lots of red cups! Oh how I love the summertime!

The boy receiving his Kindergarten Diploma

Yesterday was the last day of school. I now have a first and a fifth grader. So hard to believe they have grown so much. But I'm not going to sit here and lament over the passing of years "like sands through the hour glass..." No, I'm not going to do that. I am however going to rejoice over the fact that I no longer have to wake early, cajole my kids out of bed, make lunches and try not to hit any children in the parking lot as I quickly do the curbside tuck-n-roll with my oh so limber kiddos in their weekdaily quest for an edumakation. Not me, no.

The boy and his diploma

Now it's time to plan. Or really, shoot from the hip. I have a few things planned as activities for my loving family but for the most part I'm going to grab the bull by the horns and enjoy the ride. Last summer sucked big-ol-you-fill-in-the-blanks. This summer has already started to show great improvement over last year. For starters the dreaded neighbors across the street appear to be moving out [insert sigh of relief here along with the requisite pomp and circumstance] and the general feeling of this summer is far more upbeat and positive than last years. We have a sleep study scheduled for the boy and hopefully we can start going in the right direction here. We've changed our diet and that seems to be helping a lot. I can almost pinpoint days in which he will have a seizure and sadly they don't seem as frightening as when they first hit. Yup, things are definitely looking a lot better than last year.

The girl on her last day of school

Today the kids and I slept in to a blessed 10am. I love summer. We just kicked back and enjoyed the day. We worked on our summer bridge and pretty much slacked after that. Made a vat 'o sauce which will help reduce my cooking time over the summer and still keep us in yummy dishes. I'll try to post my recipe later but that one is just a lot of a pinch of this and a palm full of that and let's not forget a glass of wine for me and a glass of wine for the sauce.... Yeah, it's that good.

Did someone say water balloon fight?

I'd love to give you my calendar for activities that are pending but really, I aint gots one. Summer should be about relaxed fun and that's what I have planned for the kids. That and some movies and a quick camp out (red cups may be involved). I know, sounds like fun, hu? OK. So I will be sure to log on here and tell you what we did just so you get an idea of what's out there for ya. Some may be free type things to do and some you may have to dust off the 'ol wallet in order to enjoy. Either way it hopefully will be entertaining. "Oh, by the by..." [spoken with a British accent] what are your plans for the summer? How do you plan on entertaining your little miracles from above?

See ya round like a donut!, SoCal Marisa