The Things I Will and Won't Miss About Summer Time with My Children

    Well, the first day of school is finally here.  I chuckled as I read a friend’s facebook update.  She mentioned that she isn’t excited to send her kids back to school this year so in order to get ready she is reminding herself of the things that she won’t miss about having all her kiddos home around the clock.  I decided to follow suit. 

    In no particular order, here are the things I will NOT miss about having three children home all day.

1.  Being the referee for every little squabble about, well, nothing really.  Siblings sure can fight over anything!

2.  Early morning wake up calls when we have no reason to be up early.  Children who are allowed to stay up late catching fire flies should have the decency to sleep in, don’t you think?

3.  The daily enforcing of nap times and quiet times.  Not fun!

4. Taking three children five and under to the grocery store.  The things that end up in my cart are amazing. (Sneaky little ones with their love for all things sweet and artificially colored.)

5.  The mess. It’s everywhere, all the time, no matter how often we tidy the house.

    Those are my top five, and yet as I write them I can’t help but think of the things I WILL miss.

1.  Watching my children laugh together as they play in ways that only siblings can manage.

2.  Early morning snuggles knowing we have no place we have to be and seemingly all the time in the world.

3. The snuggles that inevitably follow those all too short nap times.

4.  The excuse to be goofy in the grocery store as I attempt to keep my children on task when they’d rather be causing chaos.

5.  Okay, I have to admit, I don’t think I’m going to miss the mess.  Maybe, just maybe, but probably not anytime soon.

    Back to school is such an exciting and bittersweet time.  What will you miss?  What won’t you miss? 

    Happy School Days!  I hope you and your children have a wonderful year!