School will be out in just a few days which means summer is right around the corner. All the hustle-bustle of May is coming to an end. We say goodbye with awards ceremonies, recitals, and graduations and look forward to bright summer days filled with popsicles and hammocks.
Now, what to do with all the unscheduled time in the summer? I’m home with my boys during the summer and on the days that we don’t have much planned we follow a simple schedule. It prevents me from having to answer the question, What’s next? They can follow the schedule pretty independently which gives me more freedom and time to do the things I need to do.
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