Busy Summer

Summer swim team is over. Of course, Isabelle has year round swimming but that doesn't count. It is so a part of our lives that it doesn't affect our daily schedule. However, we've been busy doing fun things. Last weekend we went to Chuck E. Cheese and to see the movie, Prince Caspian. We liked the movie. Although, I had to leave 3 times for various potty breaks. So, I anxiously await the time I can see it again at home .... with no interruptions!

This week was loads of fun. Craig took the entire week off. And we had best friends visit. The kids were overjoyed to see their buddies. And I was beside myself being able to talk constantly with a dear friend. Unfortunately, my loathing of grocery shopping was more powerful than my desire to be hospitable. And so we ate out or ate sandwhiches the whole time we had visitors. I really need to try to stay on top of grocery shopping. *sigh*

This week we also went to the Greatest Show on Earth AND to Sea World. We finally bought our passes ..... for the next 2 years! I imagine we'll be going weekly.

I'm busy reading through all the children's syllabus and getting things ready for the next school year. I hope to start August 1st. There will be a few changes for next year, the biggest one being: UNIFORMS!! Yep! I've found TONS of skirts, skorts, and slacks in navy and beige at the Goodwill Store. They were about a buck a piece!!!

The children will be picking whatever colored polos they want from Land's End. We won't have a true school color since everyone wants different colors. And I think we might all get bored with just white or navy tops. I'm trying to minimize our clothing and make life simpler.

We've used uniforms in the past but normally just the bottoms with whatever tee shirts. Lately, we've been running into the problem of the kids wearing their favorite outfits at home and then expecting them to be clean when its time to go somewhere. I'm hoping the uniforms solve this problem. Also, uniforms are just built tougher and don't get ruined. AT ALL!! They're built for tough play (which is what my kids excel at!!) and last forever!!

I'm thinking about cloth diapers, again. THINKING. I haven't decided. Not sure if they are worth the effort since laundry doesn't seem to be my strongest homemaking duty. Mostly, I just miss them. Anyways, I went looking for my old company (Weebees) and they are gone!! :-(

For those of you who use cloth diapers, who do you buy from? I mostly like Prefolds 4X8X4. I prefer the Alexis diaper cover (which are also not made anymore) but will probably use Motherease covers. That's if I decide to go this route. I gave away my All-in-ones and prefitted diapers. And that's fine. I did keep my newborn prefold diapers (all 3 dozen) but that's it. So I'm actually okay for starting out (after I get some covers). I'm just trying to figure out if I really have the time. After all, I will be homeschooling 5th, 3rd, 1st and Kinder. This would probably be ALOT easier if I hadn't taken a 4 year break!!! LOL! I guess I will just use the newborn diapers and if I can make it pass the first 4 months, then I'll buy more.

Any recommendations on where to buy diapers/covers? How do you homeschooling mommas keep up with the laundry?

Finally, Craig thinks my adding a music playlist on the side is going to slow things down for you. Is that true? Is my blog loading slower? If so, I'll remove it. It doesn't bother my loading speed so I never gave it a thought until Craig mentioned it. He thinks it should go. Personally, I think he doesn't care for my music selections. ;-)

Well, back to getting ready for the school year. Hope you're enjoying your summer!