Well, school isn't quite out for summer, but the students' brains are already on summer vacation, and I know I am looking forward to the summer break! Killian is going to take some classes at the Rose Theatre in Omaha, and he is very excited. I am hoping to become a member at the Omaha Children's Museum, which will provide lots of great family time. Also, thanks to the kids' dad, we have a zoo pass that we mutually share, and I am definitely grateful for. I'm trying to figure out where Killian should take swimming lessons because he never has before.
It seems like now that he is four, the world has been opened to him. So many activities start at this age, which makes it difficult not to over-schedule him. I'm hoping that I can offer him opportunities without pushing him to do too much. How do we, as parents, offer these opportunities without pushing our own interests and still encouraging things that we may not be interested in? That's a balance I'm trying to figure out.
Tangentially, I have come to accept the fact that I am a control freak and am now attempting to remedy this situation. I am going to try to become more spontaneous. Planning is sometimes required, as I need to plan childcare if I have my kids and need to go do something, but this summer, I'm going to try to "let it roll." I hope to live in the moment and to let go of what I can't change.
Ultimately, things are still really great in my life. The house will be officially leased in another week, which is a little scary, just because I still have a lot of crap to move, and I'm still jazzing my ass off. Summer is almost here and I can just feel good things coming my way.
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