Andrew and I walked over to school for the closing flag ceremony and took pictures of our kids as they said good-bye to their teachers. All three of my kids had great school years but not one of them seemed too sad to be done.
Isaac and his friend struggle to hold back the tears as they leave school on Friday.
Abby and her darling teacher say one last good-bye.
Henry is excited to be a first grader next year.
As for me, I am thrilled to be done making sack lunches for awhile and have enjoyed slow mornings the past few days. So far, I haven't missed nightly homework or the early morning routine. I have loved a slower bed time, a later dinner time, and a more laid back schedule.
It's only been a few days but the kids have already acclimated to summer. They have gone swimming, had a lemonade stand, tried their hand at golf, ridden their bikes around the neighborhood, jumped on the trampoline, stayed up late reading, slept-in in the morning, and milked every minute of this glorious time of year.
These are the good days and we are loving every minute of them.
Swimming, a lemonade stand, and golf?? So fun! I wish our weather was good enough to permit these activities. Henry asks me to fill the pool every day and I have to tell him no, it's still 65 degrees and raining....
ReplyDeleteCute pictures of the kids. I love summer time. Not looking forward to being held to a schedule this fall. :)
Hi, Linda and Richard Eyre here. You may know us from our parenting book bestsellers or the blogs of our daughters.....or perhaps you have seen our weekly columns in the Deseret News.
ReplyDeleteBut in any case, we know you. And we love your blog! Of all the "mommy blogs" out there, it is surprising how few actually focus on mothering and parenting. Yours is one of them, and you do it so well!
We have what we think is our best and most important parenting book ever coming out the first of September, and we would like to invite you to be part of our advisory board and help us craft (and disseminate) our message about the dangers of ENTITLEMENT! We feel that the entitlement attitudes of today's kids are the biggest problem of their generation (and the biggest concern of parents throughout the world)!
The new book is called THE ENTITLEMENT TRAP: How to Rescue Your Child with a New Family System of Choosing, Earning, and Owning. It will be in stores in early September, but if enough people pre order it from Amazon.com and other on line outlets it could debut on the bestseller lists its first week, and that would cause thousands of other parents to be aware of it and to have access to a message we think parents desperately need.
So here's the deal: If you are willing to work with and advise us on our board, we can send you a large pre publication sample of the book so that you can make your readers aware of it and give them a chance to order it at a pre-pub discount of more than 33%. And then we would want your ongoing input for the website www.EntitlementTrap.com which is now in its lead-up phase to the book, but which will continue to supply additional info and helps to moms long after the book is out. It will, of course, link to the blogs of all members of our board.
Take a look at that site and get a bit more idea of the nature of the book, and let us know as soon as possible if you will be an adviser. We will then send you the extensive excerpts so that you can blog about the book and about the movement prior to the book's release.
Best, Linda and Richard Eyre (eyres1@comcast.net)
PS There will also be webinars and other exciting opportunities for those who pre order the book, and of course for you and other board members.