June 6th, 2011 | Author: trancejen
Two more days until summer vacation.
Two more days until “I’m bored,” and “I have nothing to doooooo,” as a perfectly good bike sits in the garage and a perfectly good neighborhood with perfectly good parks remains unmolested by kids, who are consummate wusses and say that it’s too hot to go outside.
Am I wrong for telling my kid to suck up to the kids who have pools in their backyards? I think not.
I am Not Having an XBox addict this summer, nor am I having a child who bogarts my laptop. If I have to pick him up, carry him outside, and lock him out of the house, I will do it. If he wants to stay inside, I can find him plenty of chores to do.
Like cleaning the toilets. Or scrubbing out the oven.
Perhaps he would like to give me a pedicure, too.
Yes, folks, this summer I am Not Fucking Around.
The J-Man is also going to have to see a math tutor this summer, much to his chagrin, because another thing I am Not Having is a crappy math grade next year.
Lest you think I’m cracking the whip too hard, fear not. We have plenty of fun things planned: the upcoming Sox game (thanks Poppy!!), a Gary Railcats game, a vacation, and probably every festival and fair in Northwest Indiana.
I just don’t want this to be a summer of electronic devices. Let this be an old-school summer of popsicles, outside games, sprinklers, bike rides, and raucous running around.
I could use some running around myself. Am I too old to play Kick the Can? Do kids even know what Kick the Can IS?
Probably not.
Anyway, here’s to a good summer, to beers and begonias on the back porch, and to family vacations that don’t drive you too too nuts.
Kick it off right and kick those damned kids outside.
Happy Monday.
If it’s summer, you could’ve fooled me. It’s been cold and rainy over here. But, I’m with you on getting outside once the weather’s better. I really want to ride my bike more this year so I’m going to work on kicking my own self out the door. Good luck with the J-Man.
You are totally welcome. How about a good game of Ghost in the Graveyard?
I LOVED playing kick the can! I had forgot it even existed until you said that. I’ve been taking my 11yo daughter to the track to practice running while I walk/run with her. Other than that, she’s been spending a lot of time on the xbox as well. I make her EARN those slurpee’s 3 days a week with the running though lol. So far it’s working pretty well! Good luck Jen
Ahh yes, Summer vacation and no more teachers, homework or schoolyard bullies to contend with….until back to school at the end of August. I remember it well with the “Mom, I’m boooored…why don’t we have a pool…?” The yearly drive back to Michigan in a Volkswagon bus filled with my brothers and sister in order to escape the blast furnace heat of Arizona, only to battle aircraft-size mosquitos and living in the basement to avoid tornados. Now of course we have a pool in the backyard but no brothers and sisters left at home to use it (it’s mine – ALLLL mine….bwa haa haa haa). Send the J-man down here for a month or two and he can use the pool all he wants AFTER he is done doing yard work and cleaning out OUR toilets. I bet he’d wish he was back home playing outside in a heartbeat.
Good for you in getting the J-man a math tutor as well. He’ll hate it but in the long run he’ll kick ass in school and not have to fret about it so much. He sounds like a pretty good kid though. Too bad he’s staring puberty in the face though – oh the horror of those years ! Hormones and shaving and zits – oh my ! I wish you strength and an armor plated skin so you can survive that holocaust.
Other than that, have a fab-u week dear !
– John in Tucson (520-887-0586)
Too bad you don’t live closer. The J-Man could mow my front lawn!
Poppy, Ghost in the Graveyard!!!!! Used to LOVE that game!!
I’m glad everyone is volunteering to borrow my kid. I will rent him out for a very low flat fee…
Shush now, call it an exchange program. That way you don’t get child labor laws down on you.
Yeah. It’s an exchange program!! That’s the ticket!!