Sun sets on summer

First off this summer was a bust. My typical kids didn't read a book. They didn't go to any summer camps. They sat here and played games and watched tv all summer. Sure we took a few trips and did some fun stuff but my typical summer schedule flew out the window somewhere around the second week of June and I just didn't have it in me to make this one the Best Summer Ever. Sue me.

I could feel guilty about it and in all honesty I do. But here's what I am going to say about that. I spend the entire year, summers included, thinking about my kids. They spend 9 months out of the year absorbing all the information that's thrown at them. I gave them a break. I wasn't in their face asking them to do anything this summer because I had a lot going on myself. I never stopped working with Emily however. Due to serious regression, she isn't afforded the luxury of doing nothing. I am not given a break from helping her. She blossomed this summer because of the work I did with her. I feel GREAT about that.

So to all the mama's who feel like they didn't achieve super star status this summer I say Good Job! Don't let anyone else make you feel like you didn't live up to their expectations of what you should have done with your kids. Unless someone wants to come and be camp counselor in the crazy house that I call home, I am not going to feel badly that the sun sets on summer and it may not have been the best one ever. We survived. And there's always next summer. I hope that the break of summer rested you up for the long days ahead and it's the Best School Year Ever.

Thanks for reading~
Jessica