Off for summer vacation!



Lake Erie

Ok, the Martha in me is really struggling with letting go of my routines! I feel like I always must be doing something. I promised myself that when  my boys were out of school I'd relax on cleaning and routines and just have some fun with them. And yet I find myself always thinking about my to do list! Sometimes it's good to have that Martha mentality but sometimes it really stinks! So here I am, declaring to the public that I will NOT spend my summer fretting about cleaning! Of course there are some things I must clean (like the dishes and laundry!) but I will not be overly crazy about my cleaning. And I'm going to try and save most of it for rainy days. In fact, my boys could care less if the house is clean. This is shown in the messes they leave strewn about all over the house and the state of my teenagers room!

What's even more funny is the first day that L's good friend came over I was cleaning like crazy. I didn't want him to think we lived in a pigsty or anything! Then L looks at me and says, "Mom, stop cleaning. He's going to think we're those kind of people." He must've seen my puzzled look and then he said, "You know, clean people!" He said it like it was so horrendus for his friend to think we were clean that I almost had to chuckle. And you know what? His friend didn't care! So I am relaxing even though it won't be easy at first. Today we are taking up an offer from someone from church to go swimming. I debated over it and decided today is as good as any to start my summer off!

Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
12 So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can. 13 And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.