The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Mother

I wonder to myself at what point in our lives will the month of May get easier?  This May has been no different than the last few...packed full of family and school activities.  Last year, I had a sunny attitude of "I will survive. This is almost over. The end is in sight."  This year, I'm not convinced! The biggest change this year, is that I'm teaching 5th grade and the team leader, which puts me in charge of the 5th grade promotion ceremony.  It's like throwing a wedding...invites, rehearsals, programs, entrance music, exit music, cake reception to follow!  And don't forget I have my own 5th grader, Jonas.  I'm taking him shopping for his "outfit" for the ceremony.  Heck, I even went  to get my own "make-over".  I realized my photo was going to be taken around 50 times with students on Thursday at the ceremony!  I could really use a cut and color!  Plus the two hours in the salon chair would force me to sit down!  Luckily ...

When you have a big family, it seems inevitable that there would be lot of time together. But with full schedules, it doesn't always happen.  We've been lucky lately that there have been many activities that have lent themselves to family time.  We've have two 3 day weekends this past month which gave us just a taste of what the summer will bring!  Lunch at our favorite Freddy's, with our favorite Nana! This is his face every time I take a picture lately! The weather has been quite up and down this spring...cool days, warm sunny days...but many beautiful days for outdoor time and park time. We tried out the pool too, but it was a bit too cold still! Easter is changing a bit as the kids get older...Lorelei is still little enough to be eager to get to her Easter basket! Egg dying on Easter morning...better late than never! The Boyen Bunch all grown up...  Pardon my closed eyes...it was sunny! As sunny...