Summer is here and we have been struggling to find a routine. The fishies are showing some wear and tear because of it.
We have been traveling, which doesn't help. Not the happy travel either. My grandmother passed away last week, which extended our weekend lake visit to a weeklong lake visit (complete with the requisite memorial service and family gathering) . It also required my children to process and endure loads of crying and a mild bit of hysteria on my part which I think was taxing on them. The sleeping arrangements also left a little to be desired as the "routine" involved 10PM bedtimes and camp-out style sleeping. This threw my sweet little 7:30-to-bed fishies for a loop that is not easily recovered from.
We are truly sideways around here and are T-minus 5 days until we depart for a 10 day Orlando vaca. My survival plan is forming. So far it involves:
1) Multiple, prioritized to-do lists. Color coded when appropriate.
2) Liberal use of the label maker. Not for anything in particular, but using a label maker does make anything seem more manageable.
3) Margaritas. Nightly.
4) Lots of outside activity and exercise. Not for me, obviously, but the fishies. These are preferably activites that take place in our backyard so that they can be relatively unsupervised while I get my to-do lists color coded.
5) Chores. Lots of them. Far from being so virtous that my children do these regularly and willingly, let me also say that I am paying for them. It also keeps them busy. Basically I am paying them to babysit themselves while they fold laundry and take out the trash. Again, so I can color code the to-do lists or perhaps label something.
So far, that's all I've got. My survival plan for the 10 days in Orlando isn't even in the development stage yet. Luckily, I adore every last one of my in-laws so much that I am even looking forward to 10 days of a cranky toddler if it means I can spend it with them.
Time's a tickin' and these fishies are up, at 'em and demanding to be fed and watered. Here are some pictures of our recent trip.
3 comments:
Red Fish's watermelon slice is so much bigger than mine!
I'm so sorry to hear about your grandmother.
Sounds like your upcoming vacation is just what you need. When you get home, I could use some pictures explaining your color coding system! Have a great time :)
Happy Summer!
BTW, I tagged and awarded you for being Awe-Summm at the funny ;)
XOXOX
M&M
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