Well, it’s official the countdown to the new school year has begun. Only 7 days of summer left for the kids. While it’s been a very productive one for Bug with summer social group daily for three weeks, occupational therapy for two days a week, speech one day a week and social group sessions once a week along with all the skills we’ve been working on all summer, it hasn’t really been a fun one.
All work it seems. Sometimes I just wish it didn’t have to be all the time. Always trying to keep Bug on task, get him to do the hard things. Now don’t get me wrong we do have some fun with the skill building but sometimes, I’d like to let them both have a fun-filled, fantastic, amazing summer and I just don’t feel like I’ve done that for them this year. Will they look back and say we never did anything fun in the summertime? Will they remember their summers as just work and school without the actual school building.
I so wanted to spend time with them this summer just having fun but it just didn’t happen. Of course, I wasn’t anticipating having to work full time between the office and home. I didn’t anticipate the low funds that would keep us from taking a small 2 or 3 day vacation out of town or the hectic therapy schedule.
It’s not over yet right? I can still make some great summer memories if I try. I guess I’m just comparing it to when I was little and how we always went out of town on a vacation even if they were just short trips. Getting away just seemed so much easier then even with the seven of us in tow. How did my parents do it? I only have two and can’t seem to manage it. They are of course, amazing parents. I hope my kids will say that about me and hubby someday.
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