I'm bored

I’m so glad it’s summer time. The school year has a way of getting nutty with all the things my girls do. I made it a priority not to over-schedule them, but having three girls automatically qualifies our home as frenetic. During the school year I limit them to only 2 after school activities, but if you multiply that by 3 kids, it adds up.

Allie, my 9 year old, looks forward to a summer tradition we started a few years ago and it’s called mommy camp. It usually involves some form of a theme. This year Allie decided on a Hawaiian theme. I think it is her way of suggesting a family trip? Camp consists of a serious amount of art projects, throw in a little handball, a little piano time, and voila!, we have mommy camp.

My other 2 girls Taylor and Brooke love to ride horses, so our noses are filled with lovely horse smells on a regular basis (I'm pretty sure my sense of smell has been permanently damaged by it). But I think the horses are a great sport for the girls. It teaches them about perseverance and commitment, all good. Allie has never liked horses and decided a long time ago her sisters spend way too much time thinking about horses and not enough on themselves.

But summer time, in my book, is only a success if I hear these two words come out of my girl’s mouths, “I’m bored”. I figure if I have slowed them down enough to actually get bored I am doing my job. Micro-managing their activities isn’t good, and without homework or bedtime being an issue, it's good for all of us to be able to let it all go.