Summertime

I love summer!!! Especially now that I'm on a 9 month school schedule and have 3 months off to play. LOVES!!!

Top reasons as to why I love the summer:

1. Hello, I don't have to work! What's even better is laying by the pool and knowing my paycheck just was desposited into my bank account. Love it!
2. Lots and lots of BBQ's. Yum, my favorite.
3. Swimming time. Love having a pool and we swim everyday. My favorite time is when Paul comes home from work and we all jump back in the pool with daddy. We have a lot of shade in the late afternoon since our house faces west so Paul will always turn on the pool heater since I can't stand the pool to be cold when there is no sun. Got my gas bill yesterday and I don't think I'll be accepting this luxury much longer.
4. All of my kids are home and we really spend a lot of quality family time together. When you have little ones going swimming is the greatest treat ever and they are excited everyday to know that they are going swimming.
5. Paul and I celebrated our 18th year anniversary in June. No trip this year, but we had an awesome dinner at one of our favorite restraunt and then brought dessert home to eat in bed, drinking a glass of milk, and watching a movie. Love it!
6. It seems I have more "me" time than when I'm working. Maybe because my kids are older and I have more freedom, but I love to get up at 5 AM and go running/walking. Home by 6 and quietness until at least 7:30 when my kids get up or Anna comes in to bug me.
7. I love the HEAT! The hotter the better. Add a bit of humidity to the air and then I'm miserable and grouchy.Plus, I hate the wind.
8. A group of my friends come over every Wednesday for our weekly pool party. I love visiting with my peeps.
9. Madison finishes up her season in dance in June. It's a very busy and a crazy time, but well worth it watching your baby dance her heart out. She was supposed to go to girls camp this year, but unfortunately camp time fell during dance production week. If she didn't attend dance week she wouldn't be able to perform in the recital. With all the money I paid all year for this recital....yep, that's the choice I made. I'm hoping it will be a different date for next year. If not, girls camp will come first.
10. Finally, I love summer because lots of family come to visit me! My awesome neice Karah drives her pregnant self and 3 kids all the way from Seattle, WA to stay with us for 10 days. Her sister Jenni will be flying in for a week also. Then my sister always comes for a week along with her kids.

I do have some reasons as to why I hate summer:
1. The amount of food that is eaten during the summer is crazy! Especially when you're trying to work out and shed some pounds I have to try this new dessert that I heard about or yum, Anna is making cinnamon rolls. Sucks!
2. You can get a really bad burn in the summer. Like a dummy I stayed in the sun too long one day and had the worst sunburn I have ever had in my life. I was blistered, scabbed, sores that were bleeding, and peeling galore. It lasted for about 3 weeks and I can tell I do have some major sun damage. The worst was on top of my ta-ta's so I didn't get a picture of that, but I did take one of my leg 2 weeks after I was burned. I think I learned my lesson.
3. Having two air units on your house makes for a hefty power bill. Our first summer in this house we received a $1000 power bill! Yep, that's right. In July or August we can always expect to pay at least $500 for power. I even set both units to 79 degrees and still have those high bills. Yucky!
4. The days are so long! Since I get up early I want to go to bed early, yet my little ones refuse to settle down before 9:30 pm. Drives me insane on a daily basis.
5. I tend to not go places in the afternoon because it takes my black vehicle a long time to cool down. My kids are dying from the heat.
6. Can't stand that there aren't many good shows on the tube to watch. Netflix is my new best friend during the summer. Big Brother starts in July and that makes me excited!
7. I really don't like the knocks on my door everyday for Maddie to play and especially get tired of having to say no to sleepovers.
8. I hate that my house gets so messy maybe 2 hours after I've cleaned it.
9. I try to make doctor and dentist appointments during the summer and those days always seem to be wasted days, but it has to be done.
10. I get really depressed knowing that summer is only 3 months long and then it's back to reality. I do love the fall season, but LOVE my summertime.