School's out

....May the Force be with me. Good grief. We are already off to a most sucky start. For those of you new here, my summers consist of doing NOTHING and relaxing (if you call chasing after a 2 year old relaxing) at our neighborhood pool. More on that in another post. So, why then, do I have the craziest, busiest, summer ahead of me? And why have I not learned my lesson about saying no??

I used to say "no" all the time. there was a point in life that I was l-a-z-y....then I became a mother and all that went out the door. Of the 5 of us, I am the last person whose needs I meet...yeah, I am a saint that way. HA! So I thought when my PTF duties ended at school last week, I was home free. not so much. I forgot about one tiny detail...super volunteer for Whale of Sale. Yeah, it is me you will have to answer to if you bring in stained clothes and your items are not sized numerically. They put me in charge and I am loving the power...the preparation, not so much. Honestly, I forgot about it til I checked my cozi calendar....big meeting with the girls on Saturday morning. Am I ready? NOPE. But I work best under pressure...ask my college professors. Also, feel free to shoot me ideas.

On top of my WOS duties, planning our little Paris getaway and my husband's incessant badgering of "where do you want to vacation next year?" Um, can I get through June first?? The answer is simple, yet he keeps asking. Not too many places you can go with an ornery 3 year old and keep your sanity. Where was I? Oh, right, my busy life. Now, I have a sick kid to add to the misery. Yes, it could be ten times worse, but nothing tugs at your heart like seeing your child laying on a gurney in the ER with an IV, high on morphine and then putting him through a CT scan. Yes, he is still sick. I swear, if I utter the word Virus one more time, I may need institutionalized. My kids have been so sick this year and I am literally at my wits end.  Had to cancel the cleaning lady this week, my house looks like a tornado tore through it (his name is William) and I am exhausted. Speaking of the William, he turns 2 tomorrow. Do I have any presents, cake, balloons. Nope. He is so the 3rd child...I better find a therapist for him NOW!!

Add Scentsy to the mix, and now I have a full plate. Oh, and most days I am a single mom. Hubby is a great father, husband, provider, etc. I love him immensely, but his job sucks. I had to go and fall in love with a surgeon. yeah, yeah, I know there are military wives and husbands who travel incessantly, etc, etc. I am so thankful I know where he is all hours of the day and not on some drug raid or responding to a fire. Life with 3 boys, volunteer duties, hobbies and a small, small business are crazy and it would be nice to have him home at night. Yeah, I could get a sitter, and I have awesome sitters to call on, but I hate dumping my kids. Poor William, probably thinks Olivia is his mother. That kid has been with her more than the 2 older monkeys ever were at that age. I would have needed a whole lotta Valium to leave Jeffrey at the age of 2 with a sitter.

So, yeah, this first week of summer vacation is off to great start :/ While the youngest is tearing up the house, the middle child glued to the couch and the oldest whining he is bored (I ended that quickly), I think I just may lose it. Oh, and no diet coke or Starbucks fraps to help my mood. Thinking of adding some Kahlua to my afternoon Arbonne protein shake. Oh and to add to the FUN, hubby informed me we have work party to attend Friday night. Awesome. At least there will be wine. Next week has to be better, right??