There I would be enjoying my summer holidays bothering nobody, okay only my mother, my sister and my brothers but that doesn't really count and suddenly out of nowhere would all these bloomin 'signs' pop up all over the place and make me realise that the bliss of summer holdiays would be over soon.
Now fast forward many many many years - I know it is hard to believe but I am only 25 (+tax) years of age, but now these very same words gave me hope!!
Two months of tantrums, tears, slamming doors - and that was just from me! Overall the holidays went well for us, to be honest the fact that at the end of the holidays I still have the same number of children from the start and they are all still in one piece just shows what a fantastic mother I am too. All parents know the drill, we take care of our children, we feed, we cloth, we make sure they do not kill each other however during the holiday time and we do all that plus we become the 'entertainment' manager too.
At the beginning of the holidays they are delighted to just have lie-ins, chill out, go to bed late - that includes me of course and then we get that question "what are we doing today?" I blame myself of course how stupid of me to actually have let them see the beach, the mountains or even all their cousins when they were younger I should have just left them in the back garden and kept them ignorant of these things but I just didn't know better, I was a really naive young mother I actually read those articles on how to be a good parent, well when I say I read them I mean I sort of looked at the headlines.
My children are getting older so it is natural that they would like to be active however I have learned that hoovering, cleaning windows or sorting out the laundry are not things that they consider activities, I was totally suprised by this!
They did have their holiday, beaches had sandcastles built on them, swimsuits were used, fun times with cousins and family were had so they did well but like all good things there has to be an end and all those signs of 'Back to School' give me hope that soon I will be able to drink a cup of tea without anyone interupting me looking for something, food, clothes, ipad or limb - BLISS!
Of course there is a down side to these three words for me it is getting up early and naturally the school list - rulers, glue sticks, pencils.....................................................!!
