The First Week Of Summer Break Chaos

Is it just me or does the first week of summer break with the kids feel like utter chaos? As the school year lingers on in the last few months we all anticipate summer break. We prepare and plan our family vacation along with other fun summer activities. Although little do I always tend to remember the utter chaos during the first week of summer break.

What chaos is it that I am speaking of? Some of you may be sitting her nodding your heads with me. I think a lot of us go through this at first until we get back into swing of summer routine.

During the school year our oldest two Daughters attend full time. Our youngest is still home with me during the day with me while I home school her preschool.

Now onto the first week of that chaos that stormed through our house.

Bedtimes were lifted. Warm weather and sunshine anchored in. The sandbox was built. Sleeping in for the girls was not yet a thing. Days turned into nights making us lose track of time. Though really who cared because it was summer break and we just wanted to be free from strict structure. Before we knew it....it would be 9:00PM and the girls would be playing on their swing set while we sat on the patio enjoying the fresh summer breeze....

All turning into the first week of summer break chaos. The ever so moody Daughters from staying up later than usual. The dirt and sand on the floors tracked through out the house from the girls running in and out all day long. Neighborhood friends hanging out. Dirt faces and muddy feet bare feet because whatever happened to shoes during the summer? Toys scattered through out the house as if it is the girls new make shift toy room during the day hours. Lu
nch time is on the go as they run out the door. The craziness of summer has officially arrived.

Well that was what I encountered our first week of summer. It felt like chaos until our summer routine finally settled in. Now we are officially adjusted to summer break....yay!

We are all sleeping in with our lifted nightly bedtimes. I am once again reminded that summer break and my OCD don't mix well and I just learn to cope sit back and relax myself as a Mother. After all summer break is a great way to learn to deal with OCD....Ha ha! And when we get stir crazy or I do...we head out to my parents and visit the cows.