I think the end of summer is officially in a couple weeks. Will the heat ever cease? It is so hot and humid. Everytime we go outside we sweat. We really sweat. That's gross.
Gunner doesn't have actual recess at school. They encourage reading in everything, which is good, but he's 5. FIVE How many 5 year olds can concentrate that long? Oh, they do have room activity time and the school is so huge they walk a lot when going to other classes. (his elementary school, K-5, has about as many students as my jr. high (grades 7, 8 & 9)! They rotate on a weekly basis between PE, Music, Art and Science. So, one week out of the month he actually gets a PE class, outdoors. He has 10 min or so of homework each day, Mon to Thurs. This has gone well, but even better since I've figured out we need to go outside for a lot of activity when he gets home. Did I mention how HOT it's been? Did I mention how much we sweat? Gross-- because I have to fix supper after I sweat. I don't have time to shower before cooking. Gross. Gross. Gross.
Brandon loves the outdoors. We have an oak tree in our front yard. It's September.....we have acorns. We have LOTS of acorns. After I dropped G off at school on Monday, Brandon spent a long time picking up acorns in the driveway. He couldn't hold more than two or three at a time. I had a margarine tub in my container collection in the garage, so he collected several in his little "bucket". I was surprised he didn't really try to eat them. He put one in his mouth and I got it out and told him a firm "NO!". It must not have been good because he didn't put another in his mouth! Even at 9 am in the morning, we sweated. Gross. I don't have time to shower til bedtime. Gross. Gross.
Goldie gets 2 walks per day -- morning and evening. Jeff takes her out in the mornings. If he's out of town, she's out of luck. Evenings we sometimes manage a family walk, sometimes the males ride bikes and I walk Goldie, sometimes Jeff walks Goldie after the boys are in bed and sometimes I do. Regardless, it's hot, it's humid and we sweat. Gross.
Oh yeah, after TS Fay, we have gazillions of mosquitoes. Would anyone like some? In my spare time I hope to invent a trap for them. I do not like spraying with OFF! everytime I go outdoors. It smells. It smells really bad when you sweat after you apply.
I'm not complaining. I'm really not. I just don't like to sweat. I don't like mosquitoes. I don't like to smell like sweat mixed with OFF! (My family doesn't either) We just like to be outside.
Tell me again, when does summer end? Oh yeah, we don't have winter here. I think it's summer year round............come see us if you want to sweat and you like OFF! :-)
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Woah. I can't believe Gunner doesn't have recess! We had two recesses plus time at lunch to run around outside. .... We still learned stuff I think.
You are TOO funny! I don't blame you AT ALL with wanting summer to end. OFF is not my favorite either and we used it as little as possible over our summer, which by the way, IS over much to my DELIGHT. Sorry, I don't mean to rub it in. :)
The acorn collecting sounds super fun and sweet.
We are having wonderful fall weather here. Sorry!
Ok, I've read that to repel mosquitoes, carry around a dryer softner sheet in your pocket. They don't like that smell. I would even try rubbing it on your skin. I haven't tried it myself, but I have read it in a few different magazines. They say it really works. Worth a try, right?
Let me know if it works!
LOL I'm thankful to live in Montana where summer is over.
How very strange that Gunner doesn't have recess. I haven't worked in a school that does that. Interesting. Hannah has 3 times a day she goes out and is still wild when she gets home. Sorry you'll have to sweat, but I'm sure he needs it!
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