Oh. my. word.

I think it's me.  It must be.  The kids have absolutely no problem with it, but it is beginning to grate on my last nerve.  How much longer is it until we go back to school anyway?! I think that I am simply not patient enough, or creative enough or something, to keep up with the insatiable needs of four young children who want to be entertained.  We took Larry to the airport today for a little trip to California.  I have so looked forward to a little quiet afternoon, with nowhere to be, no cleaning to jump to, no laundry to be put away...AND a baby sleeping, for three hours now.  Wouldn't you know though???  The other three have no intention of a quiet afternoon.  I did successfully ignore them for nearly 45 minutes, until the sounds of screaming made me get up to settle the natives for a few more minutes.  It's funny though, as I read other people's blogs from time to time and see what their summer's look like and all of the cool things they are accomplishing in this free time.  The memories with their blissful children.  The cool pictures of children walking barefoot on the beach.  That is not what my summer looks like, even if we were at the beach.  I know that I love being home and the cool air of the newly replaced air conditioning.  I love that.  I sound a little cranky I guess, when really, I just wish that I were a little more driven to make such happy memories.  Amber MADE tshirts with the kids.  She had the forethought to go to the craft store and buy tshirts and paint and sponges and then set it all up and help the children make 4th of July tshirts.  Why does that sound like work to me?  I believe that I have lost my mojo, or something like it.  I need to get crafty.  Well, at least visit the craft store.  

I am off to the craft store.  For tshirts.  and sponges.  and flip flops.  Kyra is headed to Amber's to make lots of fun things with her.  :)