Archive for June 23rd, 2010
For many people the summer symbolizes a time of leisure, when you can spend long evenings chatting with friends beside a bonfire, enjoying outdoor barbecues and spending time by the lake. I certainly enjoy these pastimes, but I hardly consider summer a time for leisure. For a stay-at-home mom, summer certainly isn’t the offseason. In fact, by the time August rolls around I’m more than ready for the kids to start school so I can enjoy a nice respite from the constant fracas that ensues when they are home for three months on end.
There are, of course, a few perks that the summer season brings. For starters, I am able to turn off my alarm clock and set back the timer on my automatic espresso machine, as my kids enjoy sleeping in as much as I do. And although I enjoy having my free time while the children are in school, I take pleasure in taking them to the zoo, going to the park and going on other daytrips I would never embark on with children.