The last week has been crazy. It was Jack’s last week of school and his class was on the early schedule. Instead of going to class at 11:17 until 2:37, all the Kindergartners went from 7:52 to 11:14. It may not seem like a big deal but it really messed with my routine and it always takes me a few days to regroup when that happens. I’m a creature of habit; I can adjust but it takes me some time to figure out how to get things going smoothly again. And smooth is the key to my sanity, which is why I haven’t updated for a few days. I was insane.
On Jack’s first day of summer break, we went to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom with some good friends, Brenda and her two girls. It was a lot of fun and the kids were great but outings with kids in that kind of environment are inherently stressful. It didn’t get bad at all until right before we left when let the kids pick out a small souvenir. Jack was as indecisive as always, picking up and putting back the same two items for 15 minutes and Callen, who had been a trooper all day without his nap, was on the edge of a serious meltdown. He gets unbelievablly mischievous when he’s tired and does things he shouldn’t do over and over again. He was touching everything and picking up the most easily breakable things he could find. It was sending me over the edge and it was then I realized how mentally drained I was. It all hit me at once and my mission immediately shifted to “get him in the car ASAP”. When they finally picked something, we waited in what was to be the longest line of the day, the checkout line. It was ridiculous!!! When we finally got on the tram to get us to the parking lot, I felt relieved until Callen started up with his craziness again. We were in the last row of the second to last tram car so the people in the car behind us had a perfect view of us. I was ready for him to do anything and at one point, he quickly shifted to facing backwards and started to climb over the back part of the tram. I heard a collective gasp from the tram car behind us. If he would have made it over, it would have been ugly but it wasn’t even close; I was all over him and he really had no chance, although from the perspective of the people behind us I can see how it looked close. Callen was no match for my level of vigilance.
Saturday, I took them to the kick-off of the summer reading program at our library and then to a birthday party. Both boys were still tired and kind of acting up so I was so thankful when the day was finally over and they were in bed. My husband was in Tahoe with his guy friends for their annual trip this weekend and I needed some quiet time. At this point my head was spinning and I was still insane with all the chaos. Yesterday, I let the boys lounge around in their PJ’s for most of the morning and it seemed to give us the break we all needed. Whew! I got through it! Husband comes home today and I plan on taking a much needed nap while he spends some time with the boys.
I have some fun plans for the summer but I have to admit that I worry whether I can keep them busy enough. It’s a fine balance for all us between keeping the boys engaged and active and getting them the down time they (okay, we) need. I’ll fill you in on my plans in my next post, but as always, I’m open for ideas.
Side notes -
I brushed Dave yesterday and I filled a plastic grocery bag with his hair. I think I set a new record.
Callen crawled into my bed last night and I woke up with his legs across my stomach. I remembered him getting into the bed, but he seemed so big that when I woke up, I thought he was Jack. I looked all over the house for Callen (slightly frantic) and then saw that Jack was still in his bed and realized that it really was Callen in the bed. Wow…he is really growing up.
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