I can't believe it's already August! Where has the time gone? Wow, I feel like this summer has been a whirlwind of craziness. It's been really fun, but pretty busy! I've gone to Girls Camp, two family reunions, Youth Conference, and lots of fun BBQ's. I've had a really fun summer but I'm left thinking, "What happened to the relaxation?"
The past two weeks Jake has had work off and he went back to work last night and I couldn't help but think that I didn't get lots of good quality time with him. I know, you're wondering how he had two weeks and we didn't get much time together. Let's just say that the week before was preparing for Youth Conference and going to Youth Conference, and this past week has just been crazy with normal day to day things.
Jake was so sweet and didn't mind using a few days of vacation so I could get all of my stuff ready and put together for Youth Conference. We went camping overnight and then the next two days were busy with activities, service projects, etc. The hardest part was cooking for 50. Planning the menu, buying the food, preparing the food, it was exhausting. My counselors and I were talking and we mentioned that it felt like we cooked, cleaned up, repeat. for three days. Everything went really well and we had SO much fun, but I was beyond exhausted when it was over.
After Youth Conference was all done and I was laying on the couch in a daze I asked Jake how it was spending three days with the girls by himself? His answer was, "Exhausting. It's so much work. You have to bathe them, dress them, feed them, and then you clean up a room and it's dirty an hour later. Not to mention the dishes. I get them all done and by the end of the day there's another huge pile waiting. " That gave me a good laugh. Welcome to my world! I don't mean that rudely to Jake because he is more than helpful, but it is funny that he gets a little taste of what it's like to be a stay at home Mom. It's not easy. It definitely has it perks, but it's not a piece of cake.
Anyways, now that all of the summer activities are over I can finally relax!!! I am going to hopefully enjoy the last couple of weeks of summer with my girls. We went to the Library yesterday and got lots of books and DVD's. I have been reading a few books by Robert Smith and they are so hilarious. I've read Bitten and now I'm reading Love's Labors Tossed. This tells you how funny they are. I will be down in my room with the door closed and the cooler on and Jake can still hear me laughing hysterically. Ok, that wasn't a good example. Those of you that know me are thinking, "Your laugh could be heard across a busy highway. " That is true, my friends. Anyways, all I have to say is that these books are dang funny and I'm loving them. So, here's to the next two weeks. Hopefully it will involve lots of reading, watching movies, and enjoying time with my kids before the busy school year starts again!