Tim's year should have ended yesterday, but he was sent to a conference that wraps up this afternoon and he'll be flying home tonight. His arrival marks the beginning of summer. I can't tell you how ready I am for him to be home for a while!
Our kids are beyond ready for having Tim around. Areas where their behavior leaves something to be desired always get back on track during the summer. Part of that is due to having two parents in the house, but most of it is because they just respond differently to his leadership. I'm fine with that, knowing our kids benefit from both of our parenting. It's a team effort.
Behavior isn't the only reason they need him around. They also love to hang out with him. I'm pretty worthless when it comes to pitching baseballs, wrestling matches, chess games, and video game tips. Again, we bring different things to the parenting table.
Then there's the apartment. We'll be going into lockdown for the first few days of next week. There are some boxes that still haven't been dealt with since our move, closets that need to get organized, and a few household things that need to be taken care of. So, we'll be going nowhere until those tasks are completed. I long for the day when walking into my bedroom doesn't stress me out, but it's been the dumping station since our move and is a total mess. It will be much easier to tackle those things when there are two adults in the house!
We'll also be doing school, since we do it all year. However, we always start our year in July and having a bunch of new books makes it kinda fun. We'll be combining the boys in some areas this year, which will make life much easier for all of us. Having Tim around to participate in school stuff is a nice change of pace.
Having Tim around won't only mean working on stuff. There will be time to play too. In fact, we're sitting down in the next few days to get activities and trips on the calendar. We've got a second birthday week about to start and a third one in August. We'll have some family outings around the Portland area. There will be a trip to my dad's. We're going to try and squeeze in some camping, other than the church trip we always go on. We'll hit the beach. Tim will have softball games. And we'll get some marshmallow gun wars scheduled. Can't forget the MGW!
So, that's the really long way of saying that I'm happy Tim is coming home tonight and look forward to all his presence means.
2 comments:
My best friend is a teacher at a Portland private school and is wrapping up her year today as well. She's looking forward to the trips and fun with her two kiddos this summer too.
It has to be a nice change of pace to have another set of adult eyes, ears, and hands in the house. Three kids can wear you out so it helps to have someone else around. Enjoy your summer!
I love your lock down idea. Messes stress me out too!
I pray that your time with Tim home will be a blessing and full of many happy memories.
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