The Tug Between Work and Play
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It’s Thursday of another summer’s week gone by. There are only a few weeks left and I have a mountain of housework/school prep/paperwork to get through. There are kid’s physicals, sports tryouts, school shopping and the last of the summer house guests to keep me Doing the Dance. But I wanna play! The beach is RIGHT THERE and it’s screaming to me and the kids. The pools are sending out invites and wondering why we’re not lying in the San Diego sunshine in lounge chairs by their clear, blue sides. The parks are whispering of shady trees and picnics. I’m so torn!
For today I’m working in the house for a little while longer and then packing up my bickering brood and heading for the pool, book in hand. But I know I’ll come home this afternoon, look around at all that’s waiting and wonder what magical thing is going to happen to make it possible for me to get it all done.
Why, oh why are there only 24 hours in each day? This M.O.M. needs more. More of everything! More time. More help. More solutions to my inner tugging between work and play!
Grab some time on these fleeting, summer days and try to enjoy it before it’s gone. The work, well, it’ll still be there. I promise 
Doing the Dance of the Children and trying to keep my balance~
Thursday, August 12th 2010 at 4:37 pm |
I hear ya! The boys are finally getting the idea that yes, after our break after the first 3 hours of school, we do actually have to keep working. The beautiful weather paired with the 1-2 hour break we take make it hard to finish up the day in the afternoon. Always a challenge- especially in a place like San Diego: vacation destination for many!
Friday, August 20th 2010 at 11:53 am |
I love this! I keep reminding myself that we only have three days left. Trying to ignore the pit of a house and just enjoy time with the kids. Let’s face it, it’s like groundhog day around here anyway. No matter what I do, everyday I get up and do the same things and you still cannot tell! Oh well, I wouldn’t have it any other way! I love your blog btw! I have eight kids under 13!
Friday, August 20th 2010 at 12:03 pm |
I love this! Trying to keep reminding myself we only have three more days until school! I can clean when they go back, right? I mean every day is like ground hog day around here anyway! I clean up and the next day I do the SAME thing and you can never tell
I love reading about you and your beautiful family! I have eight kiddos 13 yrs and under!