Summer Activities

I think I broke the bank enrolling Lauryn in classes this summer. I guess I'm all for allowing my daughter to experiment with new things, especially if she's the one who requests it. And often times, I have to admit, I'm the one who signs her up even when she doesn't request it.

When I was growing up, both of my parents worked all day and my brother and I never really had many opportunities to join afterschool activities. We'd walk home afterschool and watch tv all day. It wasn't until junior high that I got to participate in afterschool activities b/c by then I guess I was old enough to do it on my own. I think it helped that we lived in Iowa at the time and I could walk to and from school by myself without my parents worrying about me getting kidnapped. I really enjoyed being in the choir, taking part in our school musical each year, and working on the stage crew as well as participating in student government. It was an enriching experience.

So with that in mind, our schedule the past couple of months has been somewhat busy. I even had to create excel spreadsheets for the girls' activities to help me keep things straight. One for each week and in intervals of 15 minutes. One tuesday after I had picked Lauryn up from preschool, I rushed her home to get dressed for her ballet/tap class and pack a lunch for Sydney. We raced over to Beresford Rec just in time. But when we got there, there was no one in her class, which I thought odd. I looked around a bit more only to remember that her gymnastics class which she takes on wednesdays, is the one we usually have to rush to at 1:30, and ballet's not until 3:10. I took it as a sign that we're trying to do too much. I think in the fall we're going to scale back a bit. =) How in the world did I become a soccer mom yet no one in our family plays any soccer?