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Mar 31 2009Summertime vacation bluesCategory: At HomeA few days into summer vacation and I'm already at my wits end. The kids are constantly fighting and screaming at each other. Nathan's ordering me around like I'm some mediocre roadside diner waitress. Lucie's threatening to call her father to tattle on us both. And the house looks as trashed as my nerves are. Yesterday wasn't so bad because we visited one of the nicer malls in the area. We saw a movie, hit the food court for lunch, and went to Johnny Rockets for dinner. We walked around the entire mall while I did some shopping. Then we hung out at Borders and looked at books for awhile. Including the drive time, we were there for seven hours. Still, I don't have the time -- or the cash -- to go to the mall every day. I have stuff to do, from laundry to bill paying to writing. Bottom line is that Nathan needs to start entertaining himself, or I'm going to have to make up an hourly schedule of worksheets, book reading, snacks, and breaks for him to do when we're home. Lucie --- who's so used to having me all to herself all day -- is going to have to learn to get along better with her brother and stop throwing a hissy every time I won't let her do something. Maybe I'll call a meeting of the Nichols Children Entertainment Committee. Headed up by Nana, it's worth using the frequent flier miles to fly her out from California. Luckily, she's a lifetime committee member and happy to serve to keep the monkeys out of my hair. It's going to be a long summer. When does school start again?
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