Let's play!

I woke up in the middle of the night last night thinking about how this is the last weekend of summer. I don't know if my previous post triggered these thoughts or what. I'm looking forward to school starting and getting in to a new routine, but I am going to miss my kids. Hannah is going into 6th grade. Middle school! That's crazy enough to think about without remembering I have son who's going into 4th grade and another son starting Kindergarten! We've had a great summer and the fighting has been minimal, compared to other summers. Sure there's been some bickering but mostly in the last couple weeks has it gotten so noticeable that you can just tell that school is just around the corner.

My goal for today is just to enjoy each of them. Not that I already haven't been doing that, I have. I've just sat and talked with them, they've helped me around the house, I've played with them, watched some movies with them and many other things too. I woke up this morning and I really just wanted to play with them and nothing else. So instead of planning things to do, I'm going to let the moments with them lead the way. If it's a hug or a silly dance my kids want, then so be it. I tend to picture a day going a certain way, and then day doesn't (because with kids, the day doesn't always go the way you plan) and we all get crabby. There might be some scraps along the way today but that's okay.

So far today, I've danced with Kenan to Imagination movers.* Timmy and I had a little disagreement this morning about orange juice. He got upset and I went to talk to him. We talked and he cheered up. He fell into my arms for a big hug. This is just a start to a wonderful day with my kids.