And just like that another school year is over. I cannot believe it. I finished my second year in the cafeteria, my daughter is done with second grade and my son is done with fifth grade. The year seemed to be dragging until the very end. It was a good year. The ladies that were giving me a hard time last year left in the beginning of this year and the new ladies I work with are great. We work well as a team and I'm very much appreciative of that. I was offered my old full-time job back that I had before I became a mom but I'm not ready for it. The money would really help but nothing brings me more joy and comfort knowing that I can be home when my kids are home and not having to put them in the hands of someone else to watch them. Both of my kids have both grown and matured this year and although my daughter struggled academically she managed to make it through. I'm thankful for her teacher who always communicated with me.
Now with school over things are starting to settle down. Tonight is my son's last game of baseball and next week my daughter will perform in her dance recital. The following week will be my second out of three surgeries for skin cancer. I haven't given my kids the details yet because if my daughter knows when my surgery is she'll want to be home with me. Instead, I need them to spend at least a few nights at my parents'. I know they will have fun.
One of the things we like to do over the summer is participate in the library's Summer Reading Club. This is where the kids read and log their minutes. Every 200 minutes earn them a prize and I can't believe my kids have reached 200 minutes in less than a week. Whoa! That's a record for both of them. The library also helps out with another program called GO (Get Outdoors) York, which is where they have 30 different posts with rubbings set up in different parks across the county. This is a wonderful program that includes trying to find clues while getting exercise and at the end you find a post with a rubbing on it. You mark the rubbing on a sheet and the more rubbings you do the better chance you have as a prize. We have yet to get all 30 but my son is determined this year. My daughter, on the other hand, would rather stick to only the easier ones. I'm hoping we can get at least 10 in before my surgery. I'm not sure what my face will look like then. They will be working on one side and a few weeks later working on the other. I have a feeling the rest of my summer will be spent hiding my face at home. Ugh.
Today we started the hikes. We managed to get two done and brought our little black pug with us. Murphy isn't always the most friendliest and would rather stay home and sleep but he needs some exercise. The first park we went to had a dog park in it and lots of dogs walking around. He didn't seem to mind.
Off we went reading clues and trying to figure out where to go.
Here's my son reading from the book of clues.
It's always a relief when we can find the post.
1 done. 29 to go!
Even though my daughter was complaining of being tired we managed to get a second one finished. She was happy to see there was a playground there and I let them stop and play a little. I also had to bribe her with an ice cream sandwich when we got home.
Oh yeah, now we're 2 down. 28 to go!
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