Happy Friday everyone. I am so excited for it to be June tomorrow. That means that our little girls are going to arrive in no time. Like I said yesterday, I no I should never wish these precious hours away, but right now I just want to make it to July. Anyway, our subdivision is having their yearly garage sale this weekend, so the girls and I visited a few houses in hopes to find who knows what. But today I bought a few cute things for the twins and the girls of course picked out a few toys. I actually think I bought the twins going home outfit today. I will post a picture of it soon. One of the houses had a ton of Baby Gap clothes for 2 dollars an item; some things even had tags on them. So, of course I took advantage of that. 🙂
Today, I thought I would participate in Five Questions Friday which is hosted by My Little Life. I love questionnaires so I thought it would be fun.
1. What is an acceptable age for girls to start dating?
Oh my, this is a scary thought for me. Since we are going to have four girls all teenagers at the same time I don’t even want to think about it yet. But I am definitely not one of the moms that thinks my girls should never date (that’s what Steve thinks), but I would like them to realistically wait until they are at least 16. I know for me dating was one of the fun parts of high school. But, I do want to make sure I teach my girls all about respecting themselves. I want my girls to know they are worth waiting for and they are special.
2. Do you think your kids should have summer homework?
No way!! I think kids need to have time away from the books. I am a former teacher and I still believe that. I don’t mind summer reading as they get older, but I think kids should be able to have so free time. Our kids are so overworked they need a break.
3. Would you prefer to live without AC or heat?
It all depends on the time of the year. I really don’t know how to answer this question. We get the worst of both winter and summer. Our temperatures can get extremely cold and we can also have extremely hot temperatures. I do love opening our windows in the spring and fall; while the cool breeze comes through the house. However, when summer gets hot and sticky I want to be able to come home to the cool air conditioning. I think I would have to say I would rather live without heat. Ask me this question 6 months from now. 🙂
4. What the worst thing about staying in a hotel? (Besides not being with your family)
I have to say I really am not a fan of staying in hotel rooms. I can’t get over all the germs. Whenever I go into a hotel room I seriously cannot stop thinking about all the people that have been in this room and all the germs they left behind. I really am one of those people that wipe things done with a disinfection wipe. I know I am nuts, but it really grosses me out.
5. So, do your kids really get “104 days of summer vacation”?
My kids aren’t at school age yet, so I have never even thought about how many days the get off in the summer. At this point I can’t imagine all of my girls going to school each and everyday. I am going to miss them all so much. So, I really hope they get 100 days off in the summer; selfishly I want more time with my girls. 🙂
I am already getting so sad for Sophia to go to preschool in September. It makes me so sad to think she won’t be with me.
Have a wonderful weekend. I can’t wait to hear about everyone’s marvelous weekends on Monday.
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I’m definitely with you that kids should not have any summer homework! Brains need breaks, and I think a break refreshes the brain and prepares it to work harder when school comes around. I think that if kids had homework during summer, they might not perform as well during the school year.
And I thought about ways to make Isabella adapt well… I couldn’t think of much, and the only thing I could come up with is to maybe get her a baby doll that she could “feed”, put to bed, etc. when you do the same with the twins so that it’s like an activity she does with you. Then she might look at the twins as a positive thing if she associates them with mother-daughter time. That might be a terrible idea, and I don’t know if that’s appropriate for her age or anything, but maybe it will spark an idea! 🙂
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I agree with you it totally refreshes them. I remember getting so excited to get back to school come September. Summer break is a wonderful thing. 🙂
That is a very good idea. Isabella loves dolls to begin with, she has a Bitty Baby who she calls Ella, but I think I will start helping her take care of her more like I will be doing with the twins. Then when the twins arrive we can do everything together. 🙂 Thank you!!
My boy is only 2 1/2 but I definitely don’t want him to have any summer homework…I want our summers to be outside all day long exploring and finding all kinds of things and while I am an AVID reader and hope he will be too, I agree they need that summer break time.
And I totally agree with you on the hotel thing…Ever since I saw a documentary on bed bugs and scabees, I never want to lay in a hotel bed again.