I'm Not a Good Summer Mom

I'm just going to go ahead and admit to all of you that I'm not doing my best parenting between the months of May and September. To be frank, I'm not doing my best at much of anything during those months, and I never have.

I'm not very tolerant of heat. Never have been. Not even as a kid. I don't enjoy beach days or hours upon hours at the pool. I burn so easy as it is, and I hate the greasy feeling of sunscreen. I don't enjoy being covered in sand and I don't like to sweat.

Don't I sound like so much fun?

I'm a blast.

So, now that I have a child, she requires lots of things and attention and physical activity and THE HEAT IS TOO MUCH, Y'ALL. We can either play outside early in the morning or right before bed time, but other than that, I'm not doing it.

Also, can we just have a moment about this week's forecast here in the great city of Houston, Texas?

Y'all. THAT IS REAL LIFE. THAT IS NOT A JOKE. I DID NOT DOCTOR THAT UP. THAT IS THE ACTUAL FORECAST.

And the worst part about it is that is not even the "Feels Like" temperature... that's the actual temperature. The "feels like temperature" is somewhere between 107 degrees and death.

So, what does that mean for my poor sweet little Ellie girl? It means lots of movies. And trips to the bookstore. And iPad. And LeapPad. And movies and Amazon Prime. And going to visit friends and play at their houses and playing with toys and coloring. And yes, I'm aware we have a pool, but it is essentially a hot tub and does not bring much refreshment at this time.

We have no school right now (and won't until the day after Labor Day) so I am just running thin on ideas.

I see all these women running their kids all over and just lathering them in sunscreen and carrying on with life as usual. But I just can't. Plus, the plastic slide burns my child's legs. It's all very traumatic.

And have I mentioned that I'm now in my third trimester of pregnancy?

IT. IS. TOO. HOT. HELP. ME. PLEASE.

I'm so thankful for this beautiful world that God has given us. And I'm so thankful for the sunshine and the blue skies and summer time memories with our kids. But I'm also real thankful for air conditioning. Yes and Amen.