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Living In The Shallow End....

I'm still alive. I haven't written in awhile because I just haven't felt very "thoughtful." Summer is great and I love the ease of it....I also love the weather up here...just beautiful! However, it's also hard. I am a routine person. I like schedules. When we aren't living and dying by the clock I often feel like a chicken with my head cut off. It's also difficult with 2 active boys and a 13 month old little girl. We are pretty much exsisting on her schedule of naptimes right now. I feel the guilt of not taking the boys here and there due to their little sister having to eat, nap, or because she's just fussy. However, I also feel very strongly about the boys learning to play on their own....using their imaginations and playing outside. Seems like more and more children spend their summers in camps and every sport under the sun and they just can't function unless someone is telling them what to do. In thinking about this, I'm sure it would be easier to enroll them in activities and stay on "schedule" in the summer, but we sacrifice ease for doing what we know in our hearts is right for our boys.
So, there you have it....not totally deep or thought provoking....just how we're living life these days....together.