Cue Alice Cooper....."School's Out For Summer!" Yes...summer has begun and my 11-yr-old couldn't be happier! 6th grade was a rough year for her....one of the worst teacher experiences she's ever had, compiled with her weakness for organization - ugh. She's so excited to be done with the school year and looking forward to a "fresh start" next year. And I'M looking forward to her being home!

She needs to earn a ton of money for a class trip to D.C. next summer...so that means manual labor at my ready - yeah!!! And since she's at that social age...already she's planning to go swimming this afternoon. This is fine...BUT...that means the play room needs to be cleaned BEFORE swimming. Wah-ha-ha-ha. =-)

Lauren will absolutely LOVE having her big sister at home now too. Here's to hot days, cold glasses of lemonade, swimming pools, friends and no school. Yeah, summer!