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Time Management

We are on day three of summer vacation.  My original thought was to make the kids do chores before they could play or watch TV.  But I have decided to do things different this year and so far it has been going pretty well.  All chores not done by 4 have a penalty and any child who doesn't have chores done by the time Lee gets home loses privileges for the following day.  Less stress and it give the kids the chance to manage their own time. 

I still haven't started any of the big projects I was hoping to. But there is always next week and next week has no science camp.  We are going camping for a night next week.  I am making plans for Yellowstone when Lee is on his bike trip.  Not sure it will happen the back up plan is Lagoon which I would need a second adult and my mom isn't an option.  I am kind of hoping I can talk the kids into going to Yellowstone early September.  Less crowds.  But Jake will be in soccer and dance will be back in full force.

My baby is sick.  I am not worried yet but quickly getting there.  He is throwing up and has diarrhea and as I learned with Andrew those two combinations can lead very quickly to dehydration.  I remember  Andrew showing all the signs and sitting in the ER with him as he kept throwing up. 

Anyway he isn't acting sick but it is enough I will keep him away from the pool tomorrow and just drop the older kids off.  Although Jake is asleep on the couch so I am not sure he will be up for a pool tomorrow.

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