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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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 Posted - May 06 2008 : 11:03:24 PM
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Totally looking forward to school being out for summer???
I know by the time it is mid August I will be happy to send them back to school, but right now I am looking forward to swimming, gardening, lazy mornings, camping and going on drives with the kids. We only have this week and two more left of school. Next year we will have no more kids left at the Elementary school!! Hard to believe that I will have only middle and high school students...2 will be in 6th grade, one in 7th and one a freshman. They grow up so fast!!!
These next couple weeks will be crazy at both schools (elementary and middle this year) with performances, park day, field trips, concerts, state reports and displays, May fest, track and field day, and service project day for the middle school kids. Oldest daughter graduates from 8th grade this year too. I am especially busy at the Elementary school with PTA stuff...and subbing too. All this stuff these last couple weeks will make our crazy month of June with baseball,swim lessons and pageant seem like nothing..haha
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - May 07 2008 : 12:40:15 AM
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Nora's not in school, but her cousins are! It will be great to have them home during the day, ready to play and Grandma's house (where I will live over the summer) is the _Best_! :D
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
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corporatefarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
389 Posts
Tamara
Pikeville
TN
USA
389 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2008 : 03:50:13 AM
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We only have one of our 5 still at home and in school. I am dreading this summer because next year is my son's senior year  .
BUT when the kids were all around we loved the beginings of summer.
Tamara
http://smallfarm.about.com small farms give big benefits
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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Posted - May 07 2008 : 07:47:14 AM
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2 grown boys and two still in school.. I cannot wait for school to get out.. I love the freedom summer brings. I home schooled the two oldest until they began high school.. so the whole school thing was an adjustment for all of us.... But we spend a lot of time at the family cabin in the summer and we are all looking forward to that!
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
" Plant goodness, harvest the fruit of loyalty, plow the new ground of knowledge. Hosea 10:12 |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - May 07 2008 : 07:57:51 AM
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With all of my kids out of school, I feel as though the entire year is summer! lol I used to love summer vacation with the kids. Even if we did nothing, they were home, and that was nice.
Karin
Farmgirl Sister
# 18 :)
Wherever you go, there you are.
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Bfriday
True Blue Farmgirl
125 Posts
Jessica
Miles
TX
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Posted - May 07 2008 : 4:16:23 PM
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I too am so excited about summer. With the price of gas we will be hanging around the farm for most of it! That is of course fine with me! There is plenty to do. My youngest will start kindergarten in Aug. I will be so sad:( He is my little pal. I will be lonesome without him around all day. SO, I told my husband we could either start over and have a baby or he could get me some 'girls' to tend to...He is getting the materials for the chicken coop!! ha! I am also checking into a potbelly pig, I think I will be plenty busy! I will really slow down and charish the simple moments of the summer though! Can't wait!
Farmgirl Sister #188 |
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chicken necker
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Sherry
Eastern Shore
Maryland
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2008 : 5:40:11 PM
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I will be so happy for summer. My girls are my life (children, not chickens, Jessica, lol) Tho, they are teens now, I still want to have them around. They are my beach buddies!
FarmGirl Sister #123
Crafty Bay FarmGirls Chapter
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
4813 Posts |
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sleepless reader
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
CA
USA
1022 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2008 : 8:00:21 PM
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The countdown is on! Amanda has three days at Camp Surf next week (outdoor education, really!) and after that just two weeks!! We are done May 30th. We are both looking forward to sleeping in a bit, gardening, swimming and just having a great summer!Not to mention the beach, the fair and hanging out in the air-conditioned library when the dog-days arrive! Amanda is even open to the fact that she has to do math on the computer every day of summer vacation (M-F).Glorious summer :)
Sharon
Farmgirl Sister #74
Life is messy. Wear your apron! |
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kissmekate
True Blue Farmgirl
890 Posts
Kate
Delano
Minnesota
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Posted - May 07 2008 : 10:14:18 PM
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I dread summer because school is out. My kids tend to be homebodies, so they get on each others nerves.
That and a hurricane hits daily. I get home to messes that "not me" created.
Don't miss out on a blessing, just because it isn't packaged the way you expected. ~MaryJo Copeland |
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QueenofQuiteAlot
True Blue Farmgirl
865 Posts
Dalyn
Milk 'n Honey Ranch
Central, WA
USA
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Posted - May 08 2008 : 3:06:50 PM
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My 4 kids are homeschooled, so it's no big change for us *U* But we do look forward to all the outdoor activities that summer brings. I love having my kids home with me...I can't imagine them gone all day like they were when they were little and wet to public school. I remeber not liking them home then too, in the summer. I guess now we are all just used to it and prefer it.
Dalyn
Muckboots 'N Aprons Chapter
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Canadian farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Lori
Ontario
Canada
482 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2008 : 2:34:52 PM
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Wow, sounds like school gets out early where you girls are! Here in Ontario, they go to school right to the last week of June (and it can be so hot then!)
My middle son is graduating from Grade 12 (big night June 26) and will be leaving home for university in Ottawa (5 hours away), so I'll have to make the most of his last summer here, as we don't know what the future holds.
Still have one left, my daughter currently in Grade 10. I am looking forward to not having to scramble with lunches, etc. at 7 am!
Lori
Farmgirl Sister #183 |
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Peanut
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Jennifer
Waverly
Virginia
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2008 : 3:02:32 PM
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I swiped my kids out of school at noon today because they're aunt was in town.
I miss them so much when they're at school, but their dad (we're divorced) would never let me homeschool them.
My blog: http://thecottonwife.wordpress.com/
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
1545 Posts
Mary Jane
New York
USA
1545 Posts |
Posted - May 10 2008 : 07:24:51 AM
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Julie, I had to laugh at your remark!! My niece is a teacher and those were her thoughts also!! I love summer. I was one of the few Mom's that loved having the kids home with me. Now that I put the grandkids on the bus and they get off here in the afternoon it is nice cause no more early mornings for a couple of months. They still come over here a lot but we get to just have fun!! They are 14 and 10,great ages.
MJ
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
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4forMe
True Blue Farmgirl
166 Posts
Dawn
Easton
MD
166 Posts |
Posted - May 11 2008 : 06:36:11 AM
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I too love it when the kids get out of school. My DH always thinks I am crazy, he works from home so the noise level around the office for him increases during the summer months. This year we put in a swimming pool, so I am hoping the noise level will be outside.
My youngest will be in pre K in the fall if universal Pre K is instated, otherwise I will have one more year with my little buddy. I will be sad when they all go to school.
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SheilaC
True Blue Farmgirl
1948 Posts
Sheila
Vermont
USA
1948 Posts |
Posted - May 11 2008 : 5:17:24 PM
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| I'm definitely looking forward to having the kiddos all day home. Mine are 7, 6, and 3(not in school for awhile yet luckily!). They're so funny about it too. They are planning things they want me to teach them about this summer. Seriously, they're starting a list. . .the moon, butterflies, tigers, water (ice/liquid/gas), etc. I really love my kiddos and love to have them around me. It'll be a fun summer! |
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