We celebrated Daddy’s birthday this weekend along with Father’s Day. I think we managed to have a pretty good weekend. We opted to try a movie in the theater with the boys. I think we have finally reached that point with the kids where we will be able to successfully take in a movie! Lil’B made it through the whole movie though his butt it still to small to keep the seats down! Jr. asked to see the movie again as soon as the credits rolled. And we all agreed that the preview of WALL-E made it look like a movie to see! The movie we saw was Kung Fu Panda and it gets a thumbs up from our house!
I’m shopping for a laptop. Yes I’ve finally decided that enough is enough and portability means something to me. So we’ll see what I decide to go with at present I’m debating between windows or mac. So I’m a bit off from deciding. Opinions anyone??
Slowing down summer. Our summer had been planned with plenty of activity and going. But with the weather, the mowing, the garden and a few other things - I’ve found that our summer thus far has been a series of s l o w i n g down. And I’m having to remind myself that SLOW isn’t BAD. Where I get the idea that a slowness to life is bad, I’m not sure but becoming aware of it has made me rethink trying to speed up summer. I know we are missing out on somethings but I think that we are also gaining in other areas. We’ve been wanting to do some simplifying (decluttering) but that takes time. Time we now have because we aren’t go-go-going. Of course sorting, filing and the most important getting rid - well it’s not very glamorous! But necessary and very good. The positive affect that decluttering and simplifying has even on the small spots that we’ve managed to get “completed” is fantastic.
We’ve also been gaining on the family time. I can’t remember when the boys have had so many small snatches of PLAY with their Daddy. We have had more sword fights, wrestling and other boy rambles. We’ve also managed to find that family time that we are always lamenting to just hangout as a family. So I’m trying to embrace the idea of a slower summer. Re-evaluating and adjusting my expectations for what summer will hold. I’m making goals to give us things to accomplish in the slowness of summer and to prepare us for a fantastic fall. So here’s to a slow summer rolling into a faster fall!
Tags: family
June 17th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
I would love a Mac - I just can’t afford one! If it’s in your budget, I’d say go with the mac!
We’ve had some nice, slower days around here too. Walked to DQ with Matt today (the girls were gone) and played some games. When I was a kid we had no sports, school, places to be (except church) in the summer. We didn’t live by a schedule - we rode our bikes and played catch, played games and read books, went to the pool or the beach, and came home when we were ready. To me that’s what summer should be!
June 18th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
With gas prices as high as they are, we’re rediscovering a slow summer here too. Yet, the more time we have, the faster it seems to go by. How did it get to be mid-June already?
June 20th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
MAC! I LOVE MY MACTOP!