Sarah & Sons » my kids http://sarahauerswald.com Navigating 21st Century Los Angeles with My Two Tween Boys Fri, 18 May 2012 16:02:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 2 Days To Go http://sarahauerswald.com/2009/06/17/2-days-to-go/ http://sarahauerswald.com/2009/06/17/2-days-to-go/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:50:52 +0000 Sarah Auerswald http://sarahauerswald.com/?p=185 Only 2 more days of school until summer vacation. The kids are thrilled, and so am I, on the one hand. On the other, I’m counting the minutes I have left by myself until I’m on duty full time.

(And for the record, that’s about 540, if you’re keeping track.)

How best to use them? Good question. Over the last 2 weeks I have squeezed in a mani-pedi and a movie by myself. Pretty luxurious, in the mom realm. I can think of 20 things to do, some I have to and some I want to, but there’s really not enough time to do them all. 

I have been feeling stressed out and I’m really looking forward to the freedom of summer: no schedule, no homework, and best of all, no PTA. But the downside is: no time for me, either.

Such is the life of a mom, but that doesn’t really make it feel better. Well, I guess it does a little bit.

In 2 days we start our 2nd summer of no camps, and I know that again, it’s the right decision. My kids spend 6 hours a day following rules, being forced to adapt to a structure not of their choosing and pounding the academics. I don’t want to do that to them all year long. We all need a break from it. So we’ll be at the beach and the city pool, or home playing with legos and nerf guns. 

Oh, and I’ll be trying to fit in blogging every now and then.

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Cookie cake side


This year he requested his favorite cake-like substance, and who am I to deny my son his birthday wish? So here it is, the donut cake.
Donut cake
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Anyway, here's a screen shot of it. Check it out, all you ds fans!! I'll post a review as soon as they get their hands on it…
BBM_DS_Pack_Shot
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Jan in Venice
It was warm and clear and I was SO glad we went! But the water was pretty cold! I didn't go in, but the kids did. Just up to their ankles, but still: Crazy!
January beach day
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