Finally, My Pinterest Addiction Bareth Fruit

Crud.  School's out.  It's been 7 hours and I'm struggling already.  The idea of having a fifth child seems so doable until I have the current 4 all home at the same time.  
Enter Valium.  And birth control.


I haven't really planned much in terms of academic maintenance for the summer.  But I did at long last put my many Pinterest hours to good use.  Can the words "Pinterest" and "good use" be used in the same sentence?  Because my husband would argue that they contradict each other.  At best.  BUT, behold the instagram summer journals...

So far I haven't done much more than stare at them while trying to decide what exactly I will demand be written in them, but they really do have great potential.  20 bucks says they're still blank come September.


Another thing that comes with summer is Tootsie's dance recital.  Today was picture day.  I want to love it but to be honest, it seems a little too similar to those nut-job beauty pageants that are really just an excuse for moms to dress their 5 year olds up like hookers.  It feels one set of false teeth away from ridiculous.  But she laps it up like a golden retriever on a desert island.  So of course I pull out my camera and let her work her tap dancing, booty shaking mojo.  And then I thank the good Lord that we have 364 days until we have to do it again.  

And finally, because I have absolutely no ability to stick to one topic, I want to ask you something.  When and how have you chosen to talk to your kids about the birds and the bees?  Why do you feel the way you do?  For some reason I keep running into this topic of conversation with various individuals.  I've been surprised at how greatly opinions seem to vary from one person to the next.  I came across this article recently but haven't yet decided how I feel about it.  Please, internetz, do impart your wisdom.