Switching Gears...

With summer here I find myself in that difficult position of shifting schedules and routines.
The boys are sleeping in, we are doing a couple of subjects in school, but not much, and we are not keeping the same hours at bedtime.

I am trying to keep the same routine as far as housework, but it is tough when I get involved in a project that I don't ordinarily have time for during the school year. I find myself starting things and then moving on to another job before I finish the first one. A big NO NO. I know, I know I should let it go and relax, but I know from long experience that if I do that I will be sorry when I am trying to remediate the disorder later. It has to be done sometime.

I am keeping the boys on their morning chores and the daily pick-up of belongings. That is important or I will lose all the good habits that we worked so hard to build over the past few months. Morning is the time for structured tasks. They are used to making beds, picking up the floor and putting away their laundry. They are very good about keeping things picked up around the house. I don't really ever nag. I remind them that it's almost lunch time and the toys need to be picked up and they get right to it. If we are having company, they know what they want to put away for safekeeping. When it's time to go somewhere, we try to leave the house in a tidy condition so that no matter when we get home, we can get things ready for the next activity quickly. Well, Paul does need a lot of reminding, but for him it's not reminding because he doesn't hear it in the first place! Bless his little heart, he's going to get it. If he doesn't his future wife is going to have words for me.

Anyway, I am going to have a fine summer, after the adjustment to having "free" time. Don't I wish! When we get back to school in September....well, that's months away!