So, we are leaving for vacation next Friday. Packing for a week away from home is a lot harder than it used to be.

I think I’m going to have to pack one bag with electronics alone! With an 11-year-old boy, we absolutely HAVE to have the Nintendo DS, the portable DVD player, and his ipod. Then there’s Mom and Dad’s ipods, too. (I need mine for my runs while at the beach.)
Then there’s the problem of getting enough clothes clean at one time to pack for a week!! (Do I even own enough preferred underwear to pack for 7 days??)

But it will all be worth it when we get to the beach! On arrival, we will throw everything in the condo, and head immediately over to Peg Leg Pete’s for some seafood and a Sandshaker (yummy drink!) and then my rear end will be parked at the water’s edge for the next few days. (except for shopping at the outlet mall, of course!!)

I’m looking forward to the trip even more, since I’ve lost quite a a bit of weight since my last trip. I even bought a bikini…now we’ll see if I have the guts to wear it!!!

I think I broke some kind of record for cramming as many things into the weekend as possible. Check out the rundown:

Friday night: Dance rehearsal, shopping for swimsuit, followed by Little League baseball game, then dinner at 10pm.

Saturday morning: Ran a 5K, cleaned house, went to garage sales, took my Mom shopping, got somewhat non-cooperative 11 year old dressed for dance recital, sat through 4 hour dance recital, dinner at 10pm.

Sunday: Up at 7am, went to grocery store, laundry, ran 2 miles, barbequed pork steaks for lunch, birthday celebration for my Dad, got even more non-cooperative 11 year old dressed for dance recital, sat through 3 hour dance recital, broadcast from Taste of Clayton, double-header Little League games, dinner at 10pm.

I’m glad to be back at work so I can rest!!!

Woo-hoo! Now…what to do with the kid all summer!!??

It sure is different now than when I was a kid. Summer was an expanse of time with nothing planned. Each day was it’s own to fill…and almost all of that time was spent goofing around outside. (with the exception of Saturday morning cartoons, of course!)

Now, it’s a scheduling nightmare. A lot of Moms work…and we have to piece together childcare through the summer months.

And my son’s extracurricular activities don’t slow down in the summer. We have baseball, string bass lessons, off-season football training, performances with his hip-hop dance troupe, and he’s doing a musical at church.

We are taking some time in June for a family trip to the beach…and I plan on parking my behind in a beach chair for the week!!

What are your summer plans??