My friends say I’m crazy, but it seems normal to me. Last week we had one night of swimming class plus two nights of karate. This was on top of three days of VBS (part of day care) and another day of straight day care. On the weekend, cousins came over for a four-hour visit Saturday night.And guess what happened this morning? I fell asleep on the floor while the kids were playing (after taking my shower, getting dressed and feeding them). Next thing I knew, it was 8 a.m. and lunches weren’t packed and we had to be at our first day of park/rec sports class by 9.Yes, I guess this all does seem a bit absurd. But then again, with me working, the kids are already at the church for day care, in Arizona swimming lessons are a must, and if kids are to find an interest in sports, they have to be exposed to them (and he really enjoys it). It’s not like when my husband and I grew up and just went outside and played with friends, forming teams and makeshift soccer fields and football fields in the cul de sac or neighboring vacant lot. Now, most of the homes around us have busy two-income families with similar schedules and the younger kids (my son is nearly 5) are not out at the neighborhood park (not to mention it’s dang hot out there). By the time I get home from work, it’s time for dinner and some family time. Then bed - for everyone.At least we have a buddy who is in sports class, lots of friends at swimming and, well, we’ll see about karate. Our summer art class got cancelled and we are going to take off a month (at least) of swimming since nearly every weekend we could be in a family member’s pool if we want. Come school year, well, I guess I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it.
