Most of you know that I work with my brother (and husband) and that our busy season (for Movex) is the summertime. To all of my friends who have not seen me since May, Labor Day is coming and I will return to my previously normal social life again. As much as a mom of four, wife, and working woman can have! It has been hectic and loud. Jeff and I both work from home, so we hire in a nanny and babysitters to help with the kids. We lock ourselves in our rooms (me in our room - Jeff in his office) and hand the kids over to capable teenagers for the afternoons. The long hours do give me a good year's worth of funny customer serivce stories, though, and the kids love that!
So, today was a sad day, because it was our Ashley's last day of being our summer nanny. The boys adore her and she DRIVES so she has been able to "air them out" with dates to the mall and Chuck E Cheese. We are thrilled for her to be going off to college, but sad for ourselves. Andrew told her "NO" when she told him the gig. He is not going to be pleased at all. The boys asked me if she could come back next summer. She will have to come visit often! Luckily, Andrew loves his Gracie (my niece and nanny-in-training) and will happily cuddle with her too.
But, between the six of us and a gaggle of sitters coming in and out of the house (did I mention Allie, Luke and Scott also help out?), it is just constantly busy and noisy around her. I am craving SILENCE. I seriously think I might come home and sit in silence for a few hours on the first day of school. My brain is FRIED and I sometimes wonder if my speech is even coherent on most days.
So, while I am sad that the time to sleep till 8 is about over (noon for Jeffrey!), I am in desperate need of a schedule and routine that is more, well, quiet and sane. I am in despearate need of a good work-out and some time to myself. I don't mean that to sound self-centered or selfish. It is just necessary. Necessary indeed.
I did take the day off work today to uniform and shoe shop. That was a violating experience (for the sheer cost of it), but it is done and over and all that is left is labeling all those clothes with VOTH in them somewhere so WHEN (not if) they leave them somewhere, there is a hope of them being returned. Maybe I should put a reward sticker in them instead.
So we worked. We swam. We camped. We saw some movies. We ate junk food. We watched TV. We even did some crafts. Andrew got to be in a wedding. Jeff and I had our birthdays. It has been a good summer. Blazing hot and fast. But a good summer.
God is good. I am blessed. My boys are great. And that is the latest update with us!
oh, and we are STILL working on Andrew learning to swim and being potty trained. sigh.
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