What Lies Ahead

Confession time.

I'm scared.

Terrified actually.

I'm worried about what summer will be like with four kids one of those children only 8 months old, a double pack of trouble with two 3 year olds and of course the emotional-not-in-a-routine-becasue-summer-holidays-are-here 6 year old.

Last year was much easier when baby was in utero, I even braved the beach a few times on my own. But it is a new ballgame when you have a little one crawling around everywhere and is 21 pounds so carrying him constantly is not in the cards.

I'm probably freaking out for no reason but considering this a "real" moment of honesty. I'm sure there are times when any of you Mommies wonder how your going to do it.

Yes, Daddy is home for four days in a row and he may take some time off still BUT I still have four days where I have to keep them all busy and hopefully having fun.

So off I go to plan. I want to have a stash of "oh I have not seen this toy in so long" toys to pull out on the rainy days. Music is always a hit around here too and I have a new French CD waiting to be opened.

Please do not recommend trips to the library or I will send my children {all of them} with you so you can discover what it's like to go there. Very stressful for me!

Recommend wide open fields, parks, and places where they can yell their cute little heads off and were good!

Right now I am waiting for the last child to rise out of bed {I'll give him till 8:00 am} then we are off outside as soon as baby hits the hay. We have a pool to fill up, a garden to weed, Mom has to fit a workout in there and a birthday party this afternoon. All this in some very hot weather.

We will enjoy it all I'm sure, I just wish I has some sleep to go along with all of it.