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Teeter Totter ~ Finding a Balance Between Me-Hood and Motherhood
Gender: female Date of Birth: January 01, 1973 Member Since: September 11, 2007 Last Signed In: November 20, 2009 Blog Views: 14722 Send To A Friend Sign Guestbook Add as a Friend
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Tick Tock
Like some bad sci-fi movie I can almost hear the seconds of summer slipping away. Leisurely mornings of sleeping in will soon be a thing of the past for both man cub and I. Soon he’ll be starting (gasp!) 10th grade! It still shocks me that I could possibly be the mother of a 10th grade man cub who’s taller than I am now… but that’s another post. Today we’re off to the city (aka: San Francisco) to the California Academy of Sciences. They completed a massive remodel a few years back (something I just found out), and I’m really looking forward to seeing it once more. Growing up in the Sacramento area, I have good memories of heading there many a time with both my family and on school field trips. This will only be man cub's second time there and I’m sure we’ll have a great day. Summer is whizzing by. I decided to take this day trip after asking man cub what he still wanted to do this summer that he hasn’t done yet… -Learned to do his own laundry (check) -Stayed up all night at a sleepover (check) -Went out of state on a camping trip (check) -Ate tons of BBQ (check) -Drank soda till he barfed (check) -Played video games and hung out with friends (check) -Did plenty of summer reading (check) Man cub said the only thing left that he wanted to do was go to Monterey. Usually the two of us take a summer overnight trip there together (as it is both our favorite place.) This year however I knew we just couldn’t swing it financially after my husband and I did our vow renewal in Tahoe. So, I asked him “What do you like about Monterey the most. Is it the museum, or the beach?” He said the aquarium, so I told him I would take him to the Steinhart Aquarium instead. Problem solved. I hope your summer is also going well. I’ll let you all know how the museum was, along with my take on the latest Harry Potter flick this week. 4 comments from 4 users
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hmoeckli
on Jul 27, 2009 at 10:12 AM
We took my mom to Steinhart's for her birthday this year, and we had a great time. We went on a weekend, so it was packed. I'd love to do it like you are and go on a week day. So much more relaxed.Have a great time! posted by
kellimwheeler
on Jul 27, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Sign of a good summer when you've barfed after drinking too much soda. Nice work. I'm anxious to get the kids to newly remodeled Academy of Science - you've inspired me to make a day trip. Let us know some vitals when you get back... posted by
wifemotherdaughtersister
on Jul 27, 2009 at 04:53 PM
it must be so nice to have your son be at an age where you can do things like that together and have an actual conversation with him. rather than "don't touch that" or "that's not yours" . sounds like a great time and yes i too want to hear all the details! posted by
creatress
on Jul 27, 2009 at 07:22 PM
It is WONDERFUL to have conversations with him, you're so right. I actually love car rides like that with him so we can just talk. He always has the most interesting things on his mind. The trip had very high high's and very low low's. It was PACKED and expensive. I'll share in more detail later.
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