s/o: Summer plans.

CleoKitty

How lame is it to do a s/o of your own post, LOL? 

So, anyone have summer plans now that the kids are out of school (or almost out of school, as the case may be for some)? 

Each year the kids and I make a list of things we want to do (or just goals) over the summer. We hang it on the fridge and cross things off the list one at a time. We just started our list last night: 

Expand the garden

Camping at a state park

Go to the drive-in movies

Swim lessons

Boys' gymnastics camp

Make donuts from scratch

Do fun, messy science experiments

Go berry picking

Get hooked up w/the local homeschooling community by participating in some of their various events

Lots of time at the pool with friends!

Have a big garage sale and use the proceeds to do something fun and frivilous as a family

Paint and redecorate dd's bedroom

Go birdwatching

Hatch a preying mantis

Place various birdhouses and feeders around the yard to attract more birds

 

 

femmegem

We're settling on our new house on Wednesday. OMG. And we still have to pack since I've only managed to get four boxes packed so far. Gah.

So we'll spend a lot of time this summer getting settled in. DS1 is a really good artist and loves mixing colors, so we're letting him mix up some possibilities for their playroom wall color. We'll all vote and then get that color matched at the store. We're also excitedly planning the landscaping at our new house. A loves, loves, loves flowers.

I love the garage sale with proceeds going to something fun that you're doing. I might have to steal that.

jamie.renee

Figure out our "new" life lol.  My husband is getting medically discharged from the Army.  We still have no clue when we are moving, we are assuming within the next month though.  Kind of hard to plan anything not knowing when we will be moving half way across the country.  We have to find jobs, a place to live and get settled, decide on a school for the kids, try and do things the kids will all enjoy, and most of all...try to stay sane with all of this!!

CleoKitty

jamie.renee:

Figure out our "new" life lol.  My husband is getting medically discharged from the Army.  We still have no clue when we are moving, we are assuming within the next month though.  Kind of hard to plan anything not knowing when we will be moving half way across the country.  We have to find jobs, a place to live and get settled, decide on a school for the kids, try and do things the kids will all enjoy, and most of all...try to stay sane with all of this!!

Wow, that's a lot on your plate. How will you decide where to relocate? Back to your hometowns? Closer to family...? 

sarahjared

stop pumping (ok so that is just for me;)

visit family several states away

DD will take swim lessons

DS will go in pool for first time

get stuff done around the house

just chill!

jamie.renee

CleoKitty:

jamie.renee:

Figure out our "new" life lol.  My husband is getting medically discharged from the Army.  We still have no clue when we are moving, we are assuming within the next month though.  Kind of hard to plan anything not knowing when we will be moving half way across the country.  We have to find jobs, a place to live and get settled, decide on a school for the kids, try and do things the kids will all enjoy, and most of all...try to stay sane with all of this!!

Wow, that's a lot on your plate. How will you decide where to relocate? Back to your hometowns? Closer to family...? 

We are moving back to my hometown for now.  We never had any intentions to go back to Nebraska but since it was so sudden we figured it was the best...or he did at least lol.  If it was up to me we would be headed to Colorado.  I still have some family there and we both like the area.  I still have to finish school so hopefully it will be easier around family since it will be a tough 2 years.  I hope shortly after I am done with school we will move somewhere else.  I do NOT want to be stuck in Nebraska forever.  I don't like the summers or the winters there.  With the Army we have only lived in Germany and Washington, neither are an option for us.  It will be kind of nice being around the little bit of family we have though, mostly for the kids.  I just hope it isn't still going to be all drama like before.

hikerbeth

DD has 3 non-consecutive weeks of daycamp at the local rec center.

We have 3 trips:  Sister's wedding in CA, Family cabin in MT, and DH's family/friends in New England.

DD has t-ball for 6 weeks (couple practices a week and a few games).

We will also go on a few weekend camping trips.

And school starts 8/15.

Whew!

DevonPow

DS's preschool is year round, so he will go all summer. WE take a few weeks off for vacation, though...DH and I go to Santa Fe for 5 days later this week (MIL is staying with DS), then we go to NYC for a 4 day weekend at the end of June. July we have two week long trips - one on an island north of Boston, and one on the Cape with 3 other families. Then, we have plans for a lot to do in town - whale watches, harbor islands, bike riding, what have you. I love sumer

jamie.renee

I should also add that this will be a really short summer for us.  Kids get out of school June 20th but will go back around the second week of August where we are moving to.  Not a whole lot of time to really plan much, other than maybe a 4 day trip to Colorado.

winomom22

I love the idea of a list! So far we have swimming lessons and summer school (5 week prep for Kinde that the school provides for $7).

We are renting a cabin for a few nights. Might plan a day or overnight trip to Chicago. Might go visit some friends in the twin cities.

Spend lots of time at the pool, maybe do a little hiking, biking, gardening and bird watching.

I also want to take the girls hiking and swimming to one of my favorite state parks nearby that I haven't been to in a few years. 

shopgirl78

Swimming lessons start in one week.

Father's Day trip to St Louis for a family reunion

4th of July trip to go to my home town and Seaside, FL

Go see Cars 2

Start running (me) C25k

Hang out with friends at the Splash park on Tues and the weekends

Kids will continue daycare : (

Continue job hunting (4th interview is a charm?)

Work my @ss off, we have a girl going on maternity leave 

School starts 8/22- DD's birthday

plan DD's birthday

I also like the idea of a list for "little" things 

 

luckyluvr

First, having a c-section tomorrow morning. Then trying to adjust to life with three babies 4 and under.

DS #1 starts preschool 2x per week next week.

Go to the zoo.

Take the kiddos to the beach at least 1x (it's too far and difficult with a newborn to go more often)

Work on lesson plans for my sub (I'm not returning to teach until October)

Possibly Potty train DD. 

Play a lot in the backyard and kiddie pool

Take the kiddos to the "fountains" at their favorite park.

Next summer will be awesome since we won't have a newborn.

shopgirl78

luckyluvr:

First, having a c-section tomorrow morning. Then trying to adjust to life with three babies 4 and under.

Next summer will be awesome since we won't have a newborn.

Good luck!