Decision: How to handle summer vacation

(You've heard this song before, you know the beat) Scho oo oo l's out for the Summer! Personally, I used to love that song, for about half an hour when the kids were school age. You know, until they realized they won't see friends much (if at all) and their mean-ole-mom (namely me) had lots of things for them to do (not allowing them to be bored, hopefully).

But, nowadays, it's a whole different scenario......or is it! This is how it played out at our household: within fifteen minutes from the time that Devin, Denver, and Amanda walked through the door (I told you she wouldn't let him walk home alone a second day!) it was, 'I am bored' from Devin, Denver was putchy (because he had to come inside), and Amanda was trying to explain that she had lots planned for the next two days....the highlight of which was cleaning the entire apartment. Not what either one of them wanted to hear! So, half an hour after summer vacation started, I asked Amanda if she was ready for it to be over. She rolled her eyes and said, 'ya think'?!?!?!

Well, they all got through that initial school's-out-what-do-we-do-for-fun difference of opinion, the apartment got cleaned (including their room), and the boys talked their Mom into some fun stuff.

As for me, looking at the pictures I took of Devin and Denver the last day I walked with them to the school, I can't imagine that these two will have any trouble entertaining themselves, each other, and all the rest of us.....LOL!

PS: Devin was being a real "ham" as I was taking these...but the last is a picture of his 'let's go already' poise! His body language can sure get his message across....LOL