Preschool is over and I officially have a Kindergartener on my hands\u2026for the whole summer. Oy. We have just over 100 days until sweet Blueberry arrives. And truth be told, we are in total survival mode over here. I feel like I\u2019m steeling myself \u2013 for the long, hot summer. for the lack of cold beers and delicious, fruity patio beverages. for the sibling bickering and the screaming. for the stacks of bins that need to be organized and gone through. for the lack of truly cute clothes to wear during the upcoming 90 degree days. (I mean, I do have some things but c\u2019mon, maternity clothes as a whole are not the pinnacle of fashion\u2026) for the soon-to-be nursery, big girl bed for ella, not to mention potty training (which we\u2019ve abandoned until further notice)\u2026yeesh. Probably no surprise that I\u2019m a little nervous about how this is all gonna go down. But I know it will all get done, and even if it doesn\u2019t, it\u2019s ok. Blueberry will survive, and so will we. So I\u2019m somewhat prepared to face the demons: In June we have two weeks of swim lessons and two weeks of VBS for Charlie. $1 movies at the local theatre every Wednesday. Park and splash pad playdates with friends. Half-day Fridays with Daddy. A baby shower for my sweet Sis-in-Law. Father\u2019s Day. And the most fantastic girl\u2019s night \u2013 NKOTB, Boyz II Men, and 98 Degrees. Oh yeah. July kicks off with Vann\u2019s birthday weekend \u2013 my p\u2019s will be keeping the girls \u2013 hallelujah and the best present for my hard-working hubby. We have dinner plans with friends and probably just some good old fashioned time together (what\u2019s that?? \u2013 you might ask, I do) and then Vann and the girls make the long roadtrip to TN for the 4th of July weekend. I\u2019ll be staying back to work on consignment stuff and the nursery. After that Charlie has science camp and we\u2019ll probably be at the pool \u2013 hopefully with two well-adjusted water lovers in tow. At the end of July\/early August, the girls will go back to TN for some more Nana & JJ (Vann\u2019s p\u2019s) time, so we can wrap up any loose ends and I can finish the great purge of clothing I have planned. My sweet friends are throwing me a shower (can\u2019t WAIT for that) and then Charlie has a week of Kinder camp at her old preschool to \u201cget to know\u201d Kindergarten and all that it entails. And then, BOOM \u2013 the 26th of August I have a \u201cbig girl\u201d starting \u201cbig school\u201d. My due date is officially September 16th \u2013 but with a repeat scheduled c-section it will most likely be around the 9th, which is one of the busier months of birthdays in our combined clan \u2013 3 in just that week, not counting this little one! Which means that 3 weeks from the start of \u201cbig school\u201d, we will most likely be holding the sweet precious girl who is presently giving me terrible heartburn and insomnia. Thanks chica. Seems like a really, really long time to still be pregnant, and I\u2019m sorry if I complain \u2013 I don\u2019t like to sweat and I don\u2019t like to be hot. So I probably won\u2019t be the most fun gal these next 100 or so days. And it might be quiet around here. I don\u2019t anticipate a rush of blogging on my part. This is just a season, I think. Where I\u2019m not sure I have much to say. And that\u2019s ok. I\u2019ll still be here. Surviving. Floating through the summer, trying to keep things cool. Pray for me!! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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