Summer vacation is over at the Reese household.
So how come it doesn’t feel like much has changed?
Forgive my absence. My family took a much-needed vacation the first week of August and then we flew back into routine. (Yes, I’m one of those moms who let my son miss the first few days of school for a family trip. It was unavoidable – not that I protested much.) The days were blessings – filled with discovery and exploring, friends, quiet time, fun time and sit down family dinners. We saw the beach, the ocean, animals galore and long-time friends.
But now we’re back, and as a two-working-parent family, our days run mostly all together – whether school is in session or not.
Get up early.
Get dressed.
Eat something (yes, cold French fries and chicken nuggets count as breakfast).
Run out the door to … (daycare, preschool, summer camp, school, work, etc., fill in the blank.)
Come home.
Eat something (yes, cold cereal counts as dinner in our house).
Down time, read a book, play a game. Cuddle. Crash in bed.
Do it all over again.
For our kids, the routine helps life at home run smoothly.
On Saturday when we got up my son was surprised when I didn’t force him to change out of PJs right away.
When I did, he said, “Are we going to school?”
I laughed. “No buddy, it’s Saturday.”
“Mom, can we go to the beach?”
Ahh… yes. It was a wonderful vacation. I’m glad we all took something from it.
