Weekends are always so busy for us…places to go, people to see, houses to clean, you name it – is has to get done. It might seem nearly impossible for a normal human to pack 339 million things into 48 hours, but somehow we manage to do it. I guess you could say we might not be normal. We may be tired, sore or can hardly drag ourselves out of bed on Monday, but we make weekends count. WE STAY BUSY!
Summer camp
has been a blessing to us, but along with that blessing has come our fair share of issues. Busy weeks at camp and
spending all day at work can really take its toll on our family – both physically and emotionally. Our kids
need rest and sleep – mom and dad do too!
Due to our lack of abilitity to even put a coherent sentence together by Saturday,
we decided to approach this weekend a little differently. We all
agreed to try not to see how many things we could fit into it; rather, we chose to focus on
what we could get out of it. We decided to be LAZY!
We decided to…
Watch a little TV (something we rarely ever do as a
family).
Make some ooey, gooey, yummy, delicious brownies (I know…shoot me…we used
box mix).
Splash around in the pool.
Pick cattails at the farm.
But more importantly, we learned a lot. We realized we
didn’t need to go anywhere special or do anything fancy, we just needed to be
together. To make this weekend count, we needed to make memories. And we did!!!
I love my family. I love what we do and how we do it - we get a little crazy at times. I love spending time
together even if we are just doing nothing, as long it is the 4 Musketeers. This weekend, it cost us very little financially to
have one of the best times of our lives.
Kids don’t need stuff, kids need love. Kids need people who
spend time with them and people who care about them. Kids grow up too fast and
move on to quick - I am learning that the hard way.
Make sure this week you make the time…love your kids...snuggle close and then sleep tight – don’t let
those bed bugs bite!
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