Summer Time

... and the living is easy....

Sorry. I had to do that.

I think the girls and I will go to the pool today for the first time this year. My last official work day was Tuesday, but we haven't had a chance to go to the pool yet. Wednesday I had a lot of laundry to do, and other little things around the house. Then Thursday I went back up to school to work with my new counterpart on cleaning the office and closet so we could (1) know what is where and get rid of trash, and (2) use the little space we have in the way that makes the most sense.

All of this work we're putting in is really getting me excited about next year. I feel like I'm a bigger part of the operation than I was last year. I would ask the former director about putting things away here or there, and he would throw up barriers and explain why it couldn't be done. The new director's attitude is to roll up his sleeves and make it work. It's rather refreshing. I feel empowered. I am a logical person. I like things to make sense. I'll work to make things make sense. It's nice to be working with someone who is willing to put in the work.

Speaking of making sense, I hadn't located the girls' swimsuits since they were put away after last summer. That had me a bit worried. When I went looking for them, I found them in the first place I looked. I put them in a place that made sense, so when it came time to find them again, there they were, easy to find. I really didn't expect it to be so easy. How often does that happen?

This summer I've started having Big Girl do more around the house. It's now her job to empty the dishwasher. She has to pull a chair over into the kitchen to reach the upper cabinets, but I think it's good for her. Plus it takes one more thing off my plate. I've had both girls putting away their own clean laundry for a few months now, and I'm really liking that. Little Girl can take hours to do that task sometimes, but that's her choice. So long as it gets done (and I don't have to do it!) I don't really care how LONG it takes her.

Well, it's time to start getting ready for the pool!