Adventures in La La Land

1. We did it! We survived another year of Soccer Camp! It was a family affair again this year. I'm on the planning committee, Justin was a coach, Lucy worked in the nursery, Lena worked with the kindergarteners, and Levi participated as a camper. Theoretically, most of my work is done before camp actually starts, since I'm in charge of marketing, graphics, some parts of registration, and getting snack and concessions up and running. But there are always fires to put out, last minute changes to accommodate, and endless ways to help with all the moving parts that make up such a large event. It was a record breaking year for us, as we averaged 200 campers each night!  2. I love soccer camp week even if it is exhausting and chaotic. I didn't make dinner once all week (except for the meatball subs I prepared for the set-up crew . . . although I'm not sure pre-made meatballs and a jar of spaghetti sauce count as "making dinner"). I threw loads of laundry into the ma...

Whoops! I didn't post last week. We were out partying for 4th of July too late and I had to go to bed instead of writing my blog. #partyanimal 1. Summer continues to fly by. The fireworks tent fundraiser wrapped up without incident last week, and this week has been heavy on the soccer camp prep, since camp starts on Monday! I have roughly 450 to-do lists going at all times, but after soccer camp ends, I'll have like a two week window where I just get to enjoy summer, before I have to really get going on stuff for school. I'm going to get a tan and read all the books. Wish me luck. 😂 2. I had to help in the fireworks tent for one shift that no one else signed up for. Conveniently enough, the tent is within walking distance of Goodwill, so after my shift I decided to pop over and see if anything was calling my name. Imagine my surprise/thrill when I found four  brand new Crunch Labs kits marked $3.99 each! In case you don't have kids that watch YouTube . . . Crunch Labs...

1. I read an interesting article this week called " U.S. Adults in their 20s and 30s Plan to Have Fewer Children Than in the Past " by the Pew Research Center. It showed that only 75% of men and women plan on having even one  child, down from 90% in 2012. "The biggest drop was seen among women between 20 and 24. In 2002, 93% of women in this age group planned to have at least one child; by 2023, that had dropped by nearly a third, to 66%."   I have a lot of thoughts, that are probably semi-controversial, but mostly it makes me sad that so many women have been taught that careers are more important/fulfilling than having kids. Listen, I will be the first to say that raising kids is hard. It's sanctifying. It requires selflessness- which is particularly hard in today's culture. But it's worth it! Reading articles like that one make me wish I'd had another baby or two before the big snip. Someone's got to keep the world populated, man!  2. That said...

1. Another glorious week of summer! We had our first "cousin fun day" at Deer Tracks Junction. It was a hot one, but that didn't stop us from having a blast. Not our best work. Lol Just a little sweaty That bear was in the pool when I walked up the stairs to to the overlook. Apparently Levi climbed up on the fence and the bear jumped out of the water and charged at him. I'm glad I wasn't there because I'm not sure I want to know if my reflex would be to save my kid or run from the bear. Lol. Had to stop at the splash pad/park afterward to cool off! Levi, being a gentleman 😂 Oops. The pics are out of order. Not gonna fix them. Splash pad cuties. 2. You'll be happy to know that I did, in fact, clean my basement this week. Well, mostly. One corner is full of Justin's "stuff." He's almost  done finishing the extra room in the basement where all his stuff will eventually go, but in the meantime, it's taking up a lot of real estate in the ...