Today was yet another awesome reminder that my kids and I just don’t want summer to end.  After spending the morning at home having them practice piano, work in their summer workbooks, and reading, we scarfed down a quick lunch of pb & j sandwiches and headed out to see Turbo.  We met some friends there and of course soon after, an insane amount of popcorn consumption ensued.  I just have to say I’m so very grateful for free popcorn refills.  Not that anyone could EVER eat $12 worth of popcorn in one visit to the movie theater  . . . even with free refills.  But, that’s beside the point.

The movie was a fun outing and we all headed home late in the afternoon, about 2 hours shy of dinner time.  And by that time, I just felt spent!  The hubs and I decided to just order pizza and call it good.  Besides, where else can you feed a family of 5 for about 14 bucks?  And I soon learned it was a good thing I didn’t slave over a hot stove to cook a nice wholesome meal because the kids barely ate half a slice each, chalking up their non-hunger to still being too full from popcorn and candy {clearly another “yay, mom!” moment for me}.  And then I started to second guess myself and feel a little less-than-worthy when I thought about how I’d let my kids gorge on junk all day.  

But, I soon got over it.  Part of enjoying these moments of carefree summer days involves letting go of idealistic views and just being ok with what is happening at the moment.  I try most of the time to meal plan and make sure that my kids have some sort of structure when it comes to dinner time and what and when we eat, but I’ve learned to forgive myself when things are less than ideal.  My kids were happy all day long and I was not stressed.  It was a winner in my book.  Long live summer!