Goodness, guys, there is so much going on over here, its just been a wild time! 😅 But today has, once again, been productive and busy. I’m SO grateful I can actually manage busyness again. What a weird thing to take for granted.
This morning, the kids got up and ready for the day. With the sun comes new freckles 😍 You know how I feel about the kids’ dots.
They ate, packed their backpacks for the day, and then got into the camp stuff! A couple boys buckled down on dishes while the others did some packing for camp this weekend. Lucky for me, biking to school leaves more time before they leave for school, so they worked and got lots done this morning. All three boys have their clothes packed and ready. Laela was in the middle of packing for both herself and Wavy when she had to head out, but she’ll finish it up after school. Kids have packed up glasses and cases. Stuffed toys. Swim stuff. Books. Shoesbootssandals. There is a whole running list, and they check the boxes as they pack them. Once they’re home, footwear will be chosen, jackets packed, and hats located and set aside. Still a good handful of loose ends, but we’re on our way.
Once school kids left, Wavy and I got to the food prep!
Summer days include a TON of fresh veggies! We love to eat a big chunky chicken salad meal when its hot at camp, plus we have chopped veggies every day at lunch time. Six lettuce hearts. Six peppers. Six cucumbers. A bunch of cherry tomatoes and carrots. There is also a bunch of sliced meat for lunches, and I sliced and shredded about 3/4 of a block of cheese. We are set for picnic lunches coming out the nose.
I usually chop three or four of everything, but we have friends at camp that we love to eat with, so it definitely doesn’t hurt to have extra along. And whatever comes home goes into school lunches!
There is still work to do, but things are pretty under control. Kids have done all they could in the morning. I have everything that isn’t clothes in one place. I have a fridge and a freezer list to check off when it’s time to pack coolers. I need to carry everything outside, and I need to move the van around so its super quick to pack when Brady gets home.
Yes, I can load the van myself. Its not a problem. However, these first couple trips to the lake are fuller loads, and its going to be trickier to fit all the things into the van along with his wheelchair. It’ll all fit. If we can fit a kayak in our van, we can fit just about anything in our van. So once he’s home, he’ll likely do most of the van loading while I gather up a supper to eat in the van.
Its going to be a good weekend. I’m ready for it. Just so so grateful for our lake spot and all that comes along with it 💜 Thank you, Lord.