Summer holidays !!!

WELL !!! We are already half way through August..seriously...how the heck did that happen !!!....wasnt it just christmas..like last week!!!???

Well...We are around 4 weeks into the school summer holidays...and I must say...MY CHILDREN ARE CLIMBING THE WALLS !!!  You know the summer hols are too long, when even the children are desperate to go back to school !!... They are so fed up now, The weather seems to have developed schizophrenia, they have spent farrrrrr too many hours watching minecraft videos on you tube and even the trampoline, bikes, scooters, balls, skipping ropes, art stuff etc...has lost its appeal for them!!! pure and simple...they are BORED !
 Whose bright idea was it to have 6-7 weeks off through summer...and 2 weeks off at xmas...when there is an abundance of new toys to play with, selection boxes to munch through and the batteries still actually work in everything !!!!  Personally, I love spending time with my children...but sadly...4 weeks in, that time is spent more and more playing referee to my 2 eldest. breaking up fights over whose turn is next,,,he did this,,,,she did that...mum this, mum that, MUM CAN WE HAVE...and of course my favorite sentence.....'please try and keep the noise down, your dad is in bed after being in work all night' !!!!
 ...but alas...in 2 and a half weeks time, i will wave off my babies for their 1st years in years 2 and year 4...and I will feel....Empty... for these noisy, mess making, stress inducing little terrorists...they are the reason I wake each morning, they are the reason that every breath that I take is worthwhile...and simply...I will miss them painfully...for then I have to hand over my children to a stranger for 6 hours, 5 days a week...that stranger who will help them to grow, develop their minds, see them grow another year, see them bloom....and a big part of me is jealous...yes i'm jealous of my children's teachers... for they are privileged to spend time with my wonderful little people .
 I will be glad when they go back to school...not for my sake though, not coz they inconvenience me by being home...but because my children truly love school, they thrive in the classroom environment, they bloom with routine and consistency and schedule...all things difficult to achieve in a normal family household...but also, because they love to learn, they love the knowledge that they soak up day in and day out...they love to come home and tell me all their new things...and I learn from them.... they are my teachers as much as I am theirs...So come along September...I will welcome you like an old family friend and look forward to sharing school tales with my children....for soon will be christmas..and more holidays...and more lessons....but most importantly...more fun  :)