This is the last week of school for my children, and although in many ways they are excited…there’s a flip side to their excitement. You see, each year as school winds down, I ramp up with my “GREAT MOM IDEAS” to keep the kids active, alert, and learning throughout the summer vacation.
Work, chore, and learning opportunities abound! 
Projects and family-fun activities make my eyes brighten!!
Daily family fitness and “active play” ideas fill my mind!!!
…My kids hate this…
They’re not against doing stuff, but their Mom has a tendency to over-schedule their three months that are (to their minds) supposed to be a break from schedules.
So, once again I have busted out the notebook and been sprawling endless lists and schedules and time tables of what kinds of things we can be doing when, where, and how allllll summmmmmer long.
Oh yeah, kids…get ready! Momma’s got the summer well planned.
“Get up! There’s no sleeping in in summer!!!”
“I’ve been up since 4…it’s time to get up and have a great day!”
“I have the best idea for today! Remember how we talked about how great it would be if the garage were completely cleaned up and reorganized?!?!?!!!!”
“Let’s start running together, every day, as a family! How about getting up early before the summer heat sets in!”
“Math workbook time!”
Yep, they’ll love it 😉
Until next time, my friends…
Make it a great day,
Mari!yn
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