New Rules Ease Summertime ‘Hecktivity’

Pahrump Valley Times:

Along with Hubby and the boys, I looked forward to the end of the school year with enthusiasm. A brief reprieve from dragging the kids out of bed every morning would be wonderful. For a couple of months, I would not have to make breakfast while putting together bag lunches — or writing checks for the cafeteria, depending on the current “hectivity-level” in our home.

The first couple of days were all I had dreamed of — and more. The boys slept in, Hubby got up early and made a pot of coffee, and I was extremely productive in my little home office. When the boys rolled out of bed, they fixed cereal and then went outside until dark. I’m sure they popped in for food, because our food stores depleted steadily. Life was good.

The boys have also adjusted their methods of socialization since the end of school. Before walking half a block to shoot hoops, they call the kids three doors down. Sometimes, the kids three doors down call my house looking for my boys rather than peeking out their window toward our end of the street.

The phone doesn’t interrupt my day nearly as much as my sweet, wonderful family. In their defense, one of the reasons I chose to work from home was to be able to spend more time with Hubby and the boys. Writing and completing paperwork can be quite the challenge when four people desperately need my input.

It hasn’t been all bumps and kinks this summer. I happen to love the fact that Hubby has no classes and did not take on a part-time job. As a 10-month employee of the school system, he gets a nice break, which means I get a nice break– from laundry, cooking, shopping, cleaning and yard work.

By August, we should have our routine running well and I should be as productive as ever — just in time for school to begin and schedules and duties to change.