Whew a week went by and I haven't had time to post! Needless to say all the kids are back home, as I have no time to get much done!! The older kids are busy working on their 4-H projects, some of which need to be done on moms computer, which in turn limits my usage of it.

They also have "whiz kids" ( summer school) the next couple of weeks. My older kids all go, some to volunteer their time and help out; others to learn and have fun. It is not a regular summer school. The kids get to do all sorts of neat crafts and hands on projects. They also get to spend time in the garden picking fresh produce, sewing, and making projects for the garden.  They also have team sports after school, this week is soccer. It is a great way for the kids to try out a new sport.

With soccer this week, I have been up at the school every day and night either working in the garden or prepping the soccer field. Our school custodian doesn't do a lot of yard work, so the grass around the nets was about 3-4 feet high. How much fun can it be to play in the tall grass?? So I took up the weed whipper and trimmed around the goals on Monday, On Tuesday we went and moved 1 of the goals. What a job! It took us an hour and a 1/2 to dig up the old stakes ( which weren't holding anything down!) and move the goal so it is in alignment with the other goal. I would have thought when the person installed them, they would have lined them up!! Last night we went up and put on the new goal nets that the school had but no one installed. Now they can play soccer!! And the school yard looks so much better with out all that tall grass.

Monday we went and got glasses for my #3 child.  When we went on vacation earlier this yr I noticed she couldn't see license plates and was mixing up the numbers 3 and 8 when doing homework. Yep #3 also needs glasses. #3 likes to see better, but of course there has been some teasing at summer school, but the teachers are all very good about stopping it and today went much better and #3 enjoys wearing them!

This week I have managed to be on the treadmill every day! Yeah for me :) I have upped my time to 17  minutes and .7 miles!  I did discover that we have a chipmunk living in our shed :(  I saw him when I was on the treadmill......... He is pooping on all my boxes and the kids toys.  We tried to find him yesterday afternoon after the kids got home, but no luck. It looks like we are going to have to empty the shed and clean it all out. I am wondering if he has a small hole somewhere where he is entering and exiting at his leisure?

That about sums up my week so far. I am enjoying have the kids around for a little bit longer before school starts again.  They all grow up so fast!

Enjoy the day!
Happy Mom!