Bu-Bye, May & Hello Summer

Wow, already the end of May, this month really does fly by.

May was good.

Busy, fun, hectic,  hot and packed full of lots of lasts-last days of school, the end of 

preschool, first grade field trips and the last day at our "old" school....

There was a much-anticipated book release, days with cousins, a trip to the Farm, 

a Pie Raffle,  breakfast in bed and a very special Mother's Day. 

A new doll house,  the first strawberries from the farmer's market, country drives, baseball, 

and planting a garden.

Yep, May was good but now we are ready for June and new routines and all it has to bring.

I am excited about the summer.

I don't want to have too high of expectations for the summer but last summer was not the best ever 

and I am hoping for a different sort of summer this year.

Last summer was all about living in my head and fear -panic, anxiety, dr. appts, tests, medication 

and a horrible cycle of little-to-no sleep.

It was a hard summer for me mentally and emotionally.

I was so tired from not sleeping at night that I could barely drag myself out of bed in the mornings.

I am ready for new challenges, changes and a new direction--but more on that later. 

Wish me luck!

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Tomorrow I will be back with a post all about surviving this Summer at home with kids.
I have a plan...some ideas, projects, links and recipes I plan to share weekly.
Believe me, I fancy myself no expert on this matter but working with kids age birth-5 for so long
I think I do have a lot of ideas to share that might help someone else out.
If you have anything in particular you are looking for ideas on--crafts, recipes, day outings,
no-cost activities, indoor activities, outside activities, etc let me know.

Hope you all have a great day.
It's a little chilly and rainy here but we'll take it--we have no commitments and an open day...
I think I like it.