Busy Busy Summer

I think I say this every year, but next year, I'm NOT scheduling so many things. I'm just not. We haven't had two consecutive weeks at home all summer, and we're not going to....

July 18-25 Boy Scout Camp
July 19-24 Church Elementary Camp. I'm going as a counselor for the K-2 kids. Pray for me.
July 30-August 3 Quick trip to N. Idaho to see my family. We're driving straight through both ways, 12 hours, something we've never done before with the kids. Pray for us.
August 9-14 Diabetes Camp
School starts August 24th.

VBS is the week before school starts, but we've decided that we're not going to participate this year. We all need that week to breathe a bit, meet with schools about diabetes and celiac, and get ready.

I keep waiting for this long stretch of time called "Summer Break." It's only taken me a month to realize that it's just not happening, so if I want to accomplish anything, cleaning out the craft rooms for instance, I need to do it in smaller spurts. I'm having a hard time even finding those, though, with all the running. We return from one thing, do the laundry, unpack, and then it's time to go again.

Not that I'm complaining.

Well, okay, maybe a little.

We've already done some amazing things this summer. Tristan went to Jr. High Camp, plus the PineCliff mission trip where he did a lot of work on the church-owned camp to get it ready for the summer season. Then there was the Mesa Verde and Hovenweep trip. That was amazing. I can't wait to scrapbook all of that! And the trip to Zion was awesome. God's creation is truly awe-inspiring! Camp will be good for all of us, and Diabetes camp will be fantastic for the kids. They're familiar with Celiac disease too, so I won't have to worry and fuss about Shannon.

It's just that I really wanted to get things done this summer. I think we all go through that. And it's not happening, or not happening very fast. I feel like I'm working all the time and not getting anywhere. Frustrating, to say the least!

Oh well, one thing at a time. Instead of completely reorganizing an entire room, I'll just have to settle for one closet or cupboard at a time. Tossing half-empty bottles of lotion that are 3 years old sure feels good (from the kids' bathroom vanity....don't tell. It was fancy Princess lotion)!