Today is the day we start our 18 hour car trip to Maine via a stop to pick up #3 in Annapolis, Maryland. Today is that day and it started with a bunch of last minute errands. The bank, the post office, the pharmacy. So I left #4 (Peter) mowing the yard, # 5 and #6 (Annie and Grace) with cleaning tasks. I returned a few hours later to what looked to me like a house that was only slightly cleaner than what I had left. “Grace!!!!” I unloaded. No matter how calm I try to stay when we are getting ready to leave, I inevitably lose it at some point. “Why can’t you kids do a small task while I’m gone?” ” Why does it always end up being me who has to get us ready and the house cleaned?”…”wa wa wa wa”…… While I’m yelling I am thinking that a better mom would keep her cool. [Read more…]
Day Five at Lovejoy Pond…A Picture Perfect Day
August 18, 2012 by 2 Comments
Hi, I am # 6 (Gracie) and I am writing today’s post about our adventures in good, clean fun at Lovejoy Pond in Maine. Instead of telling you about our day, I will show it to you with photos since I think it was a picture perfect day!
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