Today wasn't half bad! (I'm as surprised as you are. hehe) We had a lazy morning getting out of bed and eating breakfast. Lunch time rolled around and afterwards we finally got dressed. And then to the grocery store!
Yeah okay, I'm seriously not off my rocker, we all went to the grocery store. But see, I had a secret weapon. I promised them we'd buy a sprinkler if they behaved. Bribery makes the world go round, you know. And bonus, if they were really good, they could play with it after we got home. There was one who asked for candy at the check out lane but other than that, angels! *beams proudly* I'm trying to figure out what next week's bribe will be... hehe
Anyway so after the successful trip to the grocery store, I quickly put away the fridge/freezer items and pulled out the swimsuits and sunscreen. Note to self: do not apply sunscreen while standing on Pergo, it makes the floor very slippery. 2 hours, 200 gallons of water (ha!), and 2 rounds of popsicles later, I was halfway through Harry Potter Book 4 and the kids were ready to go inside for a bit. I think I sprained my arm patting myself on the back for starting off their summer vacation in a very summer vacation-ie kind of way.
Next up is dinner (butterscotch pudding for dessert), more lazing around the house (I'm thinking about breaking out the Sizzix die cutter and doll & clothes dies) and then baths before an 8:30 bedtime. See I haven't turned to complete mush, I'm still enforcing a bedtime for my own sanity. And if all the cheerfulness bothers you, just wait a bit, I'm sure I'll be pulling out my hair and lamenting over the twins bickering over Barbie clothes and Zach & Kyle arguing over TV channels and Kelly painting herself blue soon enough. Until then I'll be basking in happy "it's summertime!" glows from the kids.
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