Happy Weekend! The 2013/2014 school year is officially over. I know Holly is disappointed. She loves seeing her friends every day, all of whom do not live in our neighborhood. Connor is a bit more ambivalent about the end of the year. He has an official job this summer working part-time with our friend, who also happens to be a contractor. He’s been working for him a few weekends this spring and loves the money. I suspect he is going to have issues with having to get up early on weekday mornings to go to work. Still, it is a great opportunity for him to learn some basic carpentry skills, build muscle, and force himself to get out of the house every day. Otherwise, this is the kid who could easily sleep all day long.
This is the last week of dance too, which means it is our own version of Hell Week. Holly has dress and tech rehearsals all week long, culminating in two ballet recitals and two variety shows Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. We make it through this week, and we FINALLY have a break from evening activities.
Well, that’s not quite true. Jim signed up to play on a kickball team this summer. They play every Tuesday, starting this week. We played a little bit last year, filling in on our friends’ team for a tournament during which several of their regular team members could not attend. It is a blast, and it is going to be fun to watch Jim play, even if it does cut into our relaxed summer schedule.
Not much else to discuss for now. Jim and I remain swamped at work. At this point in time, it’s par for the course considering our roles within each of our organizations. Marching band practice does start up this week as well because they have to get ready for parade season. So, in other words, the situation in the Shannon household remains as crazy busy as ever!
Reviewed this week:
- Before I Wake by C. L. Taylor
- I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes – My favorite June release
- The Murder Farm by Andrea Maria Schenkel
- Summer House With Swimming Pool by Herman Koch – My June Bloggers Recommend selection
- Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
With that, I should go. My refrigerator and pantry are fairly bare, and with the kids home all day, I definitely need to stock up on food for them! Have a relaxing Sunday and a wonderful week!
All the production stuff is a lot of fun but exhausting, huh? Not looking forward to production week for Grease but we have a little bit of time.
It is exhausting when combined with long hours at work, other practices for the boy, and a husband who has offsite meetings that prevent him from helping out at home or with the driving duties. I’m excited to see her perform but SO ready for the week to be over.
I really don’t know how you get any books read with a busy schedule like that! I hope after this week, you start to see some down time and get to enjoy the summer break!
Honestly, I watch almost no TV. I don’t even watch movies. I will watch certain sporting events, but those are few and far between. So, when I’m not in the car or at one of the kid’s events, I read. It works, and I do think it is the one thing that keeps me sane!
Me either!! My hubby watches tv at night and I read. I occasionally watch baseball with him and I love watching football, too. But, except for my love of The Big Bang Theory – I don’t watch any other tv. Reading at night after my daughter goes to bed is about the only chance I get.
Exactly. It helps that my kids are just as avid readers as I am. My daughter thinks of nothing of picking up a book versus turning on the TV. I love when all of us are sitting with our books. It’s my favorite parenting moment.
I’ve been waiting and waiting for summer break, but our summer is shaping up to be just as busy as our school year. I shouldn’t be surprised, as it seems like every August I end up thinking I’m ready for school to start so things can go back to normal! I hope you survive Holly’s hell week. Could you post videos of her dancing? I’d love to see it!
I will definitely try to post videos. I have some other friends who’ve requested a video, so I’ll see what I can do!
I remember my busy life when my 3 kids were younger. Now just Nick at home, and he is 16 and driving. His summer is busy, no job yet. Wrestling and weight lifting. He’s leaving tomorrow for the week to volunteer at a national wrestling event, younger kids, just 45 min away in Daytona. He’s excited. These days I drive less and only miss it a little.
Happy summer break time!!
Oh, I wish. My parents were here one week night to help out while Jim was out of town. They had heard me complain about how little time we spend at home in the evenings. I think they were still shocked when they saw our evening routine in person. I know I shouldn’t complain since I’m the one who says yes to all of the activities, but I will not miss having to spend two to three hours of every night driving to and from practices, sporting events, or band concerts. Thankfully, Connor can walk to his job as our friend/his boss lives four houses down the street. Now, if only I can get him to become besties with an upperclassman who has the exact same after-school activities as Connor!
Kickball!!!! OMG, I would so so so do that if there was a team in my area.
Our friends have been on a team for a few years now. They have an entire league in the town. Jim’s work is sponsoring two teams. He was one of the first ones to sign up to participate. It really is a lot of fun, but I’m shocked at how competitive some of the teams are. That can zap the fun right out of it.