Six days until…because everybody loves a countdown, right?
Six days until we’re celebrating next weekend’s arrival. Sometimes it feels like we live weekend to weekend — TGIF and all that jazz. It’s become less so for me over the years, probably because I stay home with the kids, so days are days. But during the school year when activities are high and patience runs low? Heck yeah, TGIF.
Six days until a certain family member has turned twenty. TWENTY. I remember when this kid was born and we were all omg, it’s a baby, how did we get this old? And here we are, twenty years later thinking omg, how did we get this old, Bee? Just kidding. I’m totally grooving on these later years, kid-wise.
Six days until I’ve entered hardcore planning mode for the family lake week. I’ve declared the theme of this year’s week: EASY. This is the official theme, I’m thinking about having t-shirts made and everything, but regardless of intentions we still have to get from here to there with, you know, stuff. But whatever. EASY.
Six days until we’re officially into the Last Month of Summer Vacation Before School Starts. (Dum, dum, duuuuummmmmm.) I’ve got one itching to go back already and another who looks like I’m pulling teeth whenever I mention academics so it’s good times up in here. Have I mentioned they have summer reading this year? Both are loving the books they’re in but I tell you, it’s taking everything I have not to be all “are you almost done? because you have a second book you need to read and I don’t want you to rush it and feel like it’s a horrible chore because that’s gonna kill any chance of you liking it so are you reading enough?” I’m committed to stepping back and giving them responsibility for their own learning. Unless they’re not on to the second book by the end of the month…
Six days until…well, six days until I’m listening to the next NPR roundup of the headlines of the day. The NATO visit and now demonstrations in London…some Scotland golf over the weekend and then a visit with Putin on Monday…heaven only knows what we’ll be talking about next Friday.
As for now? More coffee. Gotta run.
Thanks for visiting my Saturday stream of consciousness fun. Linda’s prompt this week is “3-letter word. Start your post with any 3-letter word. Bonus points if you end with one too.”
Ahhhh…a lake trip. How peaceful. Minus the heat, poison plants, gnats, flies andmosquitoes of course! 😉
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Maybe we’ll luck out & miss all those!
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TGIS(unday) sounds quite hectic – Easy? Possibly. G:)
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Holding out hope over here. 🤞🏼
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Wow.. Your six days r an amazing read..
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Thanks so much!
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Enjoy your week at the lake, where the water will smooth, and lack of news will smooth even more. I suspect what we’ll be talking about in a week will be much the same as we’re talking about this week – just different names, but same attitude.
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True. I’d no sooner scheduled the post to publish when they announced the 12 indictments for the Russian intelligence officers. 🤨 Hard to stay current without publishing 24 hrs a day…
And you’re right, unplugging at the lake has a great deal to do with feeling better!
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Those “smooth”s were supposed to be sooth – thank you autocorrect.
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😂 same thing, sorta kinda
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School holidays have just started here. When was yours? Hope you have enjoyed your holiday!
Wishing you all the best, Nahla
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Ah, our kids started summer holiday the second week of June and go back to school at the end of August. How long do your summer holidays last?
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The last day of school was 13th July and school starts at 4th September. This means 🤔 six weeks, i think 😁
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A good amount. I’ll remember that when my kids complain that their summer break is too short!
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I love your Lake Week theme. Sometimes I think half the fun is anticipation and planning of vacations. Enjoy!
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You know, picking EASY is easy, it’s sticking to it that’s the key. 😉
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Good luck!
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Great post very interesting 💜
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Thank you. Have a great day!
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Six more days and it will be one more day of work before vacation. Yay! Have fun at your family lake week…a co-worker is doing that this week and I’m a tad bit envious. It’s a wonderful way to relax.
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Thanks. I hope you have a wonderful vacation, too! We sure do need the time away in July, don’t we?
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Yes, especially since I haven’t had a full week off since Christmas. 😶
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YIKES. Yeah, you definitely earned this one.
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Is this the lake trip where you pack stuff but leave it at home?
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Bwahahaha!!! No doubt, Dan. As long as it’s nothing that requires a drive back home like, say, a retainer…I guess I can live with it. 😂
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