School Holidays

So the time has finally come, the time I was really dreading…School Holidays! The reason for my dread was that I was going to be with these boys all day everyday. Truthfully it frightened me a little. I was used to having them for 5-6 hours after school, but never for a whole day. They are boys so they are highly active, but they all have different interests. I feel like an octopus being pulled in many different directions. They all want me to do something with them, take them different places, and buy them different things. Plus there parents of course have expectations of what they should be doing everyday to become accomplished people. Such as running, reading, cycling, socializing, doing extra circular things to try and get ahead at school. That sort of thing. But of course the kids are on holidays and they don’t want to do all that stuff. I mean who can blame them, neither did I when I was in school. 

The first week was a little bit hectic to say the least, I was adjusting to have them full time, as well as being at a new house (their beach house), which by the way they don’t have internet at half of the time. The kids wanted to do everything possible it would seem in one week and by the end of it I was exhausted. Not to mention that their mum was out of town for half the week, and their dad decided he would stay at their other house for two nights because it’s closer to where he works. So I was pretty much working all day and night. By the weekend I was stuffed. I mainly just stayed in my room and slept for the two days. I didn’t really want to see those children and staying in my room was the only way to do it.

However this second week is going much better, the kids have settled down into a routine and they understand that I am just one person. I try to divide my time between them equally as well as leaving time to do the housework and cook dinner. It’s helpful that the two older guys don’t need me watching their every move so I often let them go to the park or the library by themselves. The youngest also got the lego movie on DVD this weekend, so that has been playing on repeat it feels like. But it keeps him occupied. The beach is right in front of our house too so we can spend a couple of hours there a day. But I do have to ensure to lather up in sunscreen, cause my albino skin got a little fried this week.

I know that I will be fine and make it through the holidays. Let’s just say it’s giving me a much greater appreciation of my mum, not that I didn’t already appreciate her, but it puts a lot more things into perspective now. Love you mum x

I’m going to Virginia this weekend to finally see my friend Bek. We have lived in the same country for nearly 5 months and haven’t managed to see each other. So that’s something that I’m really looking forward too.