The kids are all at camp this week. We actually only intended to leave the boys, but once we got there the camp staff and Emily talked us into leaving Emily too. Unfortunately (or fortunately if you're are looking at it from Emily's perspective) she had nothing she needed for camp and we to buy her all NEW stuff. New sheets, new towels, new clothes.....blah, blah, blah.....a brazillion dollars later, she is happily at camp. John and I are broke and exhausted. You can't believe the number of stores we went to there looking for a bathing suit. I know that I used to rough it in Palestine where there was only a Wal-Mart to shop at. These people have NOTHING! The closest Wal-Mart was far. And NO Target. After all that effort, she BETTER be having a good time. John is home this week, so I am not at home all by myself, thank goodness. It is actually easier than I thought it would be to have them all gone. A little glimpse into what life will be like when they are out of the house. Highpoint--when we don't have vegetables for dinner I don't have to feel guilty!! Lowpoint--the cat, Clyde, and the dog, Trooper, must be feeling at odds without the kids because they cannot be still. The cat runs from one end of the house to the other, mostly at night when I am trying to sleep, and the dog follows him around. Another lowpoint--I miss tuck in time. I know John and Ethan are really too old for the tuck in time, but it is a nice moment at the end of the day just to sit with them for a minute and talk one on one. Good times. But it is Wednesday, the week is half over. I will be picking them up Saturday morning, can't wait to see them!! John got everything packed before we left, very organized. Ethan decided some stuff wouldn't fit in the suitcase and lightened his load. What did he leave out--shirts and towels---crucial items in my opinion. When we helped them get all their stuff to their cabin, it already smell like adolescent boys, so I can only imagine what their laundry will smell like when they get home.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Camp Silver Beach
The kids are all at camp this week. We actually only intended to leave the boys, but once we got there the camp staff and Emily talked us into leaving Emily too. Unfortunately (or fortunately if you're are looking at it from Emily's perspective) she had nothing she needed for camp and we to buy her all NEW stuff. New sheets, new towels, new clothes.....blah, blah, blah.....a brazillion dollars later, she is happily at camp. John and I are broke and exhausted. You can't believe the number of stores we went to there looking for a bathing suit. I know that I used to rough it in Palestine where there was only a Wal-Mart to shop at. These people have NOTHING! The closest Wal-Mart was far. And NO Target. After all that effort, she BETTER be having a good time. John is home this week, so I am not at home all by myself, thank goodness. It is actually easier than I thought it would be to have them all gone. A little glimpse into what life will be like when they are out of the house. Highpoint--when we don't have vegetables for dinner I don't have to feel guilty!! Lowpoint--the cat, Clyde, and the dog, Trooper, must be feeling at odds without the kids because they cannot be still. The cat runs from one end of the house to the other, mostly at night when I am trying to sleep, and the dog follows him around. Another lowpoint--I miss tuck in time. I know John and Ethan are really too old for the tuck in time, but it is a nice moment at the end of the day just to sit with them for a minute and talk one on one. Good times. But it is Wednesday, the week is half over. I will be picking them up Saturday morning, can't wait to see them!! John got everything packed before we left, very organized. Ethan decided some stuff wouldn't fit in the suitcase and lightened his load. What did he leave out--shirts and towels---crucial items in my opinion. When we helped them get all their stuff to their cabin, it already smell like adolescent boys, so I can only imagine what their laundry will smell like when they get home.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Myrtle Beach
What fun we had!! I didn't expect to really enjoy it because there wasn't a boardwalk in front of the hotel. That's my favorite. The hotel and the boardwalk. The pool was way too fun for us to be at the beach. The kids just wanted to play at the pool. It had a slide like a water park. What a quandary.....the kids wanted to play at the pool...I wanted to sit on the beach. We compromised and got a little bit of both. It was a great hotel. One night they had a movie poolside and another night was smores night. You can never have too much chocolate. And now I'm sitting in my psychosocial class being forced to watch the movie Up. And if you read my post after I took my kids to see that movie you would know how much I HATED that movie. Sad. And I have a great fear of heights. In almost every scene someone is about to fall from a great height! It kills me. Why are we watching this movie you ask.....to study the psychosocial concepts that exist in it......coping, grief, social support, you get the picture. Someone please save me. I really need one of my kids to call me and report that they have a mild injury that will require me to leave class. Terrible, isn't it?
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