Day 1 - The Inspiration

Yesterday was my daughter's last day of school for the year. What's been on my mind?! What to do next. I don't want my daughter in school for the summer because I am fortunate to be a stay at home mom and I want to make the most of her younger years with her -- what mom doesn't?

And, I have to face facts, I have been in a rut lately. I haven't done as many fun things with my kids in the last few months as we used to. This time in our lives is just so short and passes by so quickly. I would hate to look back and think that I got them into some lousy, boring routine and felt that was good enough.

So, I've been praying for a way to change that, to have the energy and the inspiration to do more. And today, on the first day of summer, inspiration came.

I go to the YMCA in Dripping Springs about 5 days a week. My kids love it there and I do to. More about that, I'm sure, will infiltrate these blogs in the weeks to come. Well, today I figured we'd have a little fun together at the park next door to the gym before the H2O Bootcamp class began. That was something we had never done before. We had a great time. After class ended, I took them to McDonalds, began scrolling Facebook for status updates as the kids played and I saw Ken Shetter's post about doing 81 new things with his kids this summer. I love it -- the inspiration I had been looking for. I know a good idea when I see it, and this was a good idea. It's a challenge, to be sure, but one I am really looking forward to.

This blog will keep a journal of this adventure. Blessings!