REALLY?

This is how I feel a lot lately......
I love my kids, I do!
I do not love the summer fights and nit picking at each other.
I do not love hearing  "I am bored"  so many times a day that if I hear it again I may actually curl up into the fetal position and cry.
I am not an entertainment crew, my kids are Sooo-O confused.
I do not love the evasion of chores. Really? I can Fiiiiind you....... There is no hiding from me.
I am very scheduled and I have things for them to do. I have crayons, toys,  a water slide out back. I have day camps and fun in the sun. I have syncro swimming, and basketball camps. I have a daily schedule written for the oldest, and points to earn that make for good times and good fun. I have a Wii and a computer. I have books and a kid participating in a summer book club. Did you say you were bored? REALLY?
We have even had in town visitors for 3 4 days. My parents called their AC was out and with my Mom having MS the heat is No bueno. I gladly volunteered to have them spend the night. One night turned into three four and my kids were in heaven. It wasn't so bad for me either. My Mom did a lot of dishes, changed a lot of diapers, and washed a lot of dirty hands and faces. They finally got to go home to a cool house and at 10:30 that night I got a call that they would need to stay again. Their plumbing was backing up all over their house.
Really?? Poor parents. I don't think I have had such a lack of sleep in a long time, even with 8 kids. You would think we had not seen each other in years instead of them just living 10 minutes away. My kids were so sad to see them leave.
I really wish these last three weeks of summer would go by smoothly. REALLY? I know there is no chance of that happening so I guess I will just keep muddling through and remember that I will REALLY miss these days when they are gone.