A Return to Regularly Scheduled Activities

With a planned trip to Indiana at the beginning of the month, Chief’s promotion, and a somewhat impromptu vacation to the Outer Banks (now that I’ve been, am I allowed to write “OBX”, without sounding like a tool?) seems like it’s been go-go-go all month. So now we return to our regularly scheduled summer activities. Which are not all that exciting.

I know I’ve mentioned it before, but for the most part my social interaction is in the form of telling the cashier “I have coupons.” Grocery shopping is about the only reason the boys and I leave the house. We have a pool pass, of course. But I will only subject myself to so much sun, and other parents. I’ve already done the math, we only need to use our season pass for the pool 13 times (actually 12.5) to make it a better deal than paying per day.

L has Cub-Scout stuff we could be going to…but these people are crazy. I do not want to spend an entire day, in the scorching heat, to watch boys race boats that “they made themselves” (knowing full-well that Dad made the boat) and exhibit very unsportsman-like behavior. Or meet on a Wednesday night to learn the sport of dodge ball, taught by the parent of the second grader (who failed to teach their child that hurting others is not the point of the game), while being eaten up by every species of mosquito. I am pretty sure L wouldn’t even have a good time.

So we have been going to the pool, several times a week. We’ve been pretending to be spies and squirrels (sometimes at the same time), and playing a lot of hide and seek. The boys are having a great summer.

I have been doing a lot of reading. Lately I’ve been reading a lot of Agatha Christie. I just can’t get enough of the “who done it” mysteries. The thing is, I am terrible at it. I always tell myself “pay attention and see if you can figure it out”. I never can…never. I’m always surprised. Or maybe I just get so wrapped up in the story that I forget that I’m trying to solve something….I mean Jane or Hercule will end up solving it anyway (I fancy myself on a first name basis with them). I’ve also been watching television. Masterpiece Mystery, of course, or Masterpiece Classic…or Contemporary. I put together puzzles, and cross-stitch. I just realized, I also spend the better part of last weekend… (gulp) weeding. My siblings are already laughing….I really AM my mother. (Except she gets out more that I do!)

This has been a great summer so far, it’s been so good that I can’t believe I still get another 5+ weeks with my kids!

Sorry I can’t write more…..I’m on a stakeout, gathering intelligence before I infiltrate the dangerous nut-stealing squirrel gang. I don’t want to blow my cover.