It seems that everyone is in the 'back to school' madness. I went on the net and printed the lists needed for the classroom, but somehow I have not been motivated to get out to the store and purchase the items. Don't even get me started on clothing. I am very resistant. It's bizarre because I love to buy the kids clothes, and I do so on a regular basis, but the thought of having to go and buy them a new wardrobe because it's September 1st, just doesn't make sense to me. They will still be wearing shorts and t-shirts when school starts, so the need for a new winter jacket just doesn't seem urgent. I am certain that my kids will see it differently, they will want to go clothes shopping and shoe shopping, but I just don't feel like fighting the crowds.
The neighborhood (sub-division) picnic was Saturday and there was a mechanical bull. Luke has now decided that we need to rent one for his birthday party. Suddenly he remembers that his birthday is in about a month and so he wants everything, a gameboy, any toy that attracts his attention, and last but not least, a motorcycle... There is a cool kids motorcycle (ages 6 to 120 lbs) but he needs to know how to ride a two wheeler. The question, of course, is, do I want to encourage him to get rid of the training wheels, because then I would kind of paint myself into a corner as far as getting him his motorcycle goes, I would have no excuse. OK, that sounds real weak, like I need an excuse to say no. What I meant was, I can't motivate him to get rid of the training wheels with the carrot being the motorcycle, because then I would actually have to follow through.
The other issue that has become a hot topic in my house is the pet question. I will admit that I would be awfully excited to get a puppy and have a new member in our family. I will also admit that we really don't have all that much time on our hands as it is, and the thought of adding a puppy to our mix sounds a little insane. But, I am kind of insane, and that has always been one of our operational modes. The thing is, I know that the kids would like a dog as well, but I am hesitant because I don't know if I will really want the dog 6 weeks later, and you don't really take on the dog question for the short term. JJ knows that, as nice as a dog sounds, he doesn't want one. So we have decided to attack the issue from a different angle. We are going to dog sit for the pets in the neighborhood. I thought that we could be owners to everyone's dog and not actually have to bear the responsibility long term. Kind of like being grandparents, have all the fun and none of the long term angst... We'll see how it goes, our first assignment is this weekend.
We are not having the best of luck finding a place to stay in the Caribbean (notice I have enlarged my requests to the Caribbean, rather than just Martinique and Guadeloupe!) , but I haven't given up hope. I wrote to Sabine's mom to see if she had any better insight, but so far no answer. I never would have guessed that it would be so difficult to find a rental property in December. I mean, I realize that Christmas is the peak season in the islands, but we are in August for goodness sakes! I am going to start looking at hotels, rather than rentals and maybe I will have better luck.
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