Prisoner of Summer

Still alive. m'kay?

I am officially a P.O.S. Not a piece of "poop," sillies! Just a Prisoner of Summer!

I know it's time to blog when my mother calls and asks whether:
A. I have died or
B. I have decided not to blog anymore.

Neither. My kids are just home from school! Yay! (Can you hear the fear and trembling in my voice? Mixed with pure joy + sunscreen + flip-flop tan lines? Yes. It is a fun thing.)

Being a mom to 4 cuties during summer break equals me not blogging much. But I still want to blog. Because you guys make me feel gooder.

So, I'm gonna try to be here sometimes. But I won't apologize for dropping out of the loop once in a while. Because there are IMPORTANTER things going on at my house than blogging!

Basically I am going to continue on my current schedule: Random. Inconsistent. Weird.

Inspired by Melissa Michaels of The Inspired Room, my four best friends and I made some plans for the best summer ever.

Look! We've already made some progress! This is the FUNNEST to-do list I've ever made. And I make a lot of lists.

See those faded blue water marks? Diet Coke. It is the fuel of choice. It is the how in this to-do. (But how am I supposed to hit the McD drive-through for my daily dose without spending $10 each time and fattening up my kids with "hamburgersonlyketchup" now that they are all attached to me at the hip 24/7? Proving to be a major problem.)

Things on the summer to-do list that I can't wait to do:

*Camp out in our backyard
*Play UNO Attack!
*Do "Sparkelers"
*Have the best dinner ever
*Go to an outdoor play
*Play Beattles Rock Band

Things on the list that I am not sure we will actually do:

*Jump off the diving board with Mom
*"Eet Sams I bols" (eat Sam's eyeballs)

Things that should have been on the list:

*Blare music in the kitchen
*Chase kids around the house:



For the good of everyone, I am going to try to run this household like a classroom this summer. Schedule it out, ya know? Like:

10:00 chase kids around the house in slippery socks
11:00 learn how to do armpit farts.
12:00 dance in the kitchen
1:00 yell at kids to settle down and do their chores
2:00 yell at kids to settle down and do their chores
3:00 give up and have another dance party

Etc. Isn't that what teachers do? Schedules and routines?

I think that kind of structure is important for children.

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