The joy of exhaling

Greetings y'all ; 

Ahhh here it is, my brief and sadly unpaid summer break. Well I don't get any rupees but I get a chance to exhale and relax and regroup. I am blessed with that opportunity, many people don't get that . Manny folks don't have a job to get a break from. Many aren't fortunate enough to have the same schedule as their little people. 

We were amazingly relaxed yesterday. Was it because I stood up for and by my confused young un? Was it because we saw the light at the end of the tunnel ? I think, and remember I am man brained and blonde, he saw me voice our view, make a mistake in the way I did it , man up , make amends, and remain firm in my stance but move on.

Yesterday Commander Zander had a successful field day! He won and he lost and he moved on! Now reach way up high and pat yourself on your back. Kudos Kiddo ! I was lucky enough run the run the bases event ;to be in the middle of the baseball diamond for 2 1/2 hours of unshaded heat while the campers ran the bases and stirred up dust. I loved it ! Ok I had to judge the winners and I had to tell my progeny he lost his race. Oh no Ken,isn't  that a recipe for disaster? Nope it wasn't ! He fell on his knees and cried out NO ! I said get up son we show sportsmanship on this field - next two racers lets go! Junior mint got up and took his place back in the que without saying a word. ( gotta be honest I loved showing them how easy it is to redirect him then move on. No feeding into it ! Well played A-Rob ! )  

I guess listening to him scream and letting him work out it in the pool the day before paid off. He even accepted responsibility and redirection. There were some overly exuberant little people and I needed to remind him to be his own person and daddy's rule are to be followed regardless of others actions. Back to our moral compass. 

Ok so I have no segue here just another random train(wreck?) of thought. A meandering stream of consciousness ... After my dehydrating day I finally opened and drank my bottle of coconut water . I don't endorse many products on this here blog but I gotta tell ya Zico Pure Premium Coconut Water was amazing. I found it to be refreshing , tasty , rehydrating. Next time you need those electrolytes try that instead of the typical sugary sports drinks. I truly felt felt good after indulging. Oh yesterday was National Watermelon Day so yes I also indulged in some of that tasty red fruit. Quite tempting to live on watermelon and  coconut water and pineapple and .. Oh never mind . 

I woke up to a big cheesy smile in my face and a hearty "I Love You" yeah I think we will be ok.

Thanks for reading  again today .