Letting Go

i have been thinking a lot lately about what is important, and what is most important. each week something small will remind me that maybe i should 'let go' a little more. sometimes it's coming home to all the fun my kids have had with a babysitter while i've been at the office, sometimes it's at the end of the day when the house is destroyed for the 3rd time around and we haven't even had time for a bike ride or a walk, last week it was bridon up in the cupboard discovering the 'movie with the funny horse' that i've had hidden up there for weeks to have a movie nite (haven't gotten around to it, and how did he see that tiny thing?!!) because they're only little for so long! that is my goal this summer and beyond to make a little more time to be carefree with them and have fun! no chickens, no girls camp, no projects, no paychecks to write, no messes to clean up at the moment, no plants to water, no dinner to cook...well maybe that one, my summer nemesis. it's true, sometimes there's a meltdown after letting go for a few hours or for a day, but when i take the time, it is well worth it. soon enough they will find a whole new world of friends and work and school and activities...so, note to self; let them wear their stocking cap and spider man glasses in 90 degree weather and eat chicken nuggets every once in a while. it's okay.