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May
8
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I was so excited to go to the Tulsa MNO last night, but the planets did not align correctly and I couldn’t be there. I had everything worked out, precariously balanced so that I could go, but then two Scout activities were rescheduled for last night plus a Parent Meeting for incoming 6th graders. Even with the excellent juggling skills that all moms have, I could not find a way to get my husband to all three events. I’m sure they had a great time and I’m going to be checking all their blogs for MNO posts. I will definitely be there next time.
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Did you catch that I said I had to go to a Parent Meeting for incoming 6th graders? My baby is going into 6th grade. Who allowed this to happen? Why did no one ask me if it was ok for them to grow up so quickly?! I have a hard time believing I’m 40, but an even harder time believing my kids are almost 12 and 14. It’s just not right.
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My last day at work is tomorrow. I’ve gotten over my doom and gloom from the other day and am actually looking forward some quiet days before school gets out. Not quiet as in nothing to do, but quiet as in plenty of time to clean the house and take my kids shopping to replace the clothes and shoes they’ve grown out of. Maybe I can sneak in some time to read a book too. I just can’t complain about that.
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The other day a boy came to our door to see our oldest son. They’re in scouts together and just recently realized that we live in the next neighborhood over from them, so he walked over. My husband answered the door and asked the boy how he knew for sure which house was ours. The kid said his mom told him to look for the yard with all the weeds! Kids are so honest. It’s been so rainy here that we haven’t gotten any yard work done. Luckily my husband is like me and just thought it was hysterically funny.
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Speaking of yard work, my husband and kids mow a couple of yards for people. They started out a couple of summers ago doing it just for elderly neighbors but then friends of friends started calling and their “client list” grew. My sons do most of the work and keep most of the money, Mike keeps a small portion to cover the gas. This is teaching them about saving and spending and keeping their commitments even when they don’t want to, and I just think it’s great. Anyway, they got a new customer this year and mowed for her a couple weeks ago. One day this week we finally had a dry day and Mike thought he better get hers mowed again. He ran over and did it real quick while the kids were at piano lessons, just to get it done before more rain hit. The lady wasn’t home so he mowed and then left her a voicemail. She called him back that same evening and told him she recently moved. As in, doesn’t live where we thought she lived anymore. As in, some lucky person came home to a freshly mowed lawn and they’ll have no clue who did it. It really is a good thing that my husband has a sense of humor, what can you do but laugh at that?
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Some new families recently moved in our neighborhood and they have younger kids, boys around 7-9 years old. These are the cutest boys, they started a Hotel for Dogs club and stopped by one day to tell me that if our dog ever got out he could come to their Hotel for dogs and they would help him get home. Cuteness! They also come over almost every day and ask if Nolan can play with them. Nolan does go outside and hang out with them once in awhile, but I know it’s not his choice of things to do. I had to explain to him that since he’s the oldest those little guys will really look up to him, so he needs to be nice and go outside once in awhile. At almost 12, he does not want to hang out with little kids, or maybe he just doesn’t want anyone to know that he hangs out with younger kids. I think he’s ok with shooting baskets or playing ball with them but he refuses to join the Hotels for Dogs club 
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It’s just crazy how busy this time of year is. Year end field trips, concerts, scout activities, band practice, State piano concert, recitals. And that is just the past 2 weeks! I don’t know when or how the poor kids will have time to study for semester exams. It just seems to get worse every year. We are all looking forward to school being out in a few weeks. My kids go to Scout camp and Tanner will go to band camp but that’s the extent of our summer plans so far. I’d love to hear what kind of excitement you have planned for this summer, I can travel vicariously through everyone else.
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