Summer

So far vacation is nice but with problems as well. Brandon started baseball and is doing pretty well. He gets bored when playing outfield though. This is a noncompetitive team so they take turns at the different positions. He has practice on Mondays and games on Thursdays. With his focus issues he will be lucky not to get whacked upside the head with a ball while he is in the outfield. The school officially diagnosed him with ADHD without the hyperactive aspect and a cognitive learning disorder. Anyway I couldn't find any summer programs that Jessie would like so she is doing the summer story time at school. When we opened up the pool for the summer it was really dirty. The cover had come off during a storm. As I was vacuuming out the pool, the pump went out. So now the kids can't really swim very much because it is so dirty and I can't put much chemicals in until the new pump arrives.  When it does get fixed I will be lucky to get them out of it.  The good news is Scott went on his second fire of the season. The first was only five days but this one, The High Park fire, should last longer. Some of you may have seen it on the news since it made national news. He told me that they have to verify with state patrol who they are whenever they enter a new area because there are some people that are impersonating firefighters, getting into the evacuated areas, and looting the houses. How sick is that? I am starting to wonder if there isn't more bad than good in the world any more. I am trying to stick to a summer schedule of chores and school activities and reading but not with a whole lot of success. If you are reading this Rebecca you are not alone. Sometimes I just let it slide if they are actually playing nicely with each other because I don't know how long it will last. Hopefully things will get smoother as the summer wears on.