Summer Boring?

Evan started daycamp this week, but Chad has school through Thursday. Thus, Chad has been on his own after school and has had to find ways to keep himself busy for a couple of hours until Todd brings Evan home from daycamp. Yesterday I heard the words that all mothers dread, "Mom, I'm bored." I thought I gave a good response. Very calmly I said, "Gosh, Chad, it is only the beginning of summer. You could go ride your skateboard, play basketball, draw, read, go on the slip and slide, play a game, do some arts and crafts, or if you want to, help me with some beads." He didn't really like any of my ideas. What makes me think this is going to be a long summer?

I got to do one of my favorite things today, open new boxes of merchandise. These gorgeous window beads are decorated with bronze all around the edge and had me drooling as I took them out of the box.