day one

summer that is. today is the first day for us to be lazy and sleep in. wouldn't you know, i'm up at 6:00! yuck. i'm going to try and be strict this summer: chores before play; but i'm not always so good at that. nothing major planned, hopefully a lot of friends over for play and trips to the parks, 1 vbs, golf camp for one and swimming lessons for all. other than that, we'll be winging it and playing it totally by ear! hold up your coffee cup, give a little toast and welcome summer!

survived day 1.....may start drinking ;)

grateful today

i am in such awe for single mothers (i've had to do it for shortish periods before due to work & medical stuff) and it is HARD! i'm so grateful that mr. fast lane is not simply a sperm donor, but is quite hands on with the 3 little laners - i would be a screaming mimi without him. happy father's day.

what's with this weather?

2 days ago we had a sunny, beautiful, northwest weekend (& i have a tan to prove it). don't laugh, we get them. really. normally i would say we perpetuate the stereotype that it rains - a lot - to keep the tourists down to a minimum. we already have enough traffic headaches. ok, in the winter, it does get dreary and rainy, but really, doesn't it do that just about everywhere that's not, say, arizona or florida? but today, i'm actually falling for our own hype. it's grey, overcast, and we'll be lucky to hit 65. lucky to hit a high that would normally be a low for this time of year. the worst part? the creeping chest crud is going around our house (and school) and now my oldest has it. she says she feels bad, and i have to believe her because the first 2 days i had it i. felt. like. garbage. garbage that had been sitting for a while. so, she feels bad, and she stayed home from school today. yay.

what now?

i'm bored. i don't want to do housework (big surprise) although i am currently running the diswasher AND the washing machine. i don't want to cook dinner - or really even think about it. i don't want to go up to school and watch the kids participate in field day. i don't really even want to read, do sudoku, or online puzzle games. i don't want to go to the pta meeting tonight. i've got the blahs. i should be cleaning, weeding, running errands, or a myriad of other things and i. just. don't. want. to. so make me.

it's friday

but it seems like saturday. the little laners have the day off today (and monday as well of course) so while i got up even earlier than normal (RATS!) it will be a slow day full of pajamas, no schedules, and hopefully no drama (almost impossible with 3 girls!) oh, and it's raining, so no park or outside play for us. boo.

this

is one of those things that makes me want to go back to school and become a marine biologist!

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