Hi Ho Hi Ho

D made his own lunch three times this week. I am slowly trying to get him to be responsible for himself in the mornings. As much as possible anyways. So, for a couple of weeks, he has been responsible for making sure he has his swimsuit and towel before we leave. Now I'm adding the lunch (with close supervision to make sure it is not all cookies and donuts and fruit snacks), and he has pretty much been getting his clothes for himself in the morning. I know that probably sounds absolutely ridiculous, but the laundry is rarely folded around here and usually ends up in a big pile in my room. To find matching socks and a pair of drawers can be a challenge even for me sometimes. But I'm trying to let go and let him figure it out by himself. There is no reason he can't help with laundry if it's too frustrating to find stuff. And I have been biting my tongue about the outfits he puts together. Lots of navy + black and various shades of oranges + reds. Sometimes I make suggestions, a couple of times I've made him change, but mostly he's in charge of how he looks.
Hopefully by the time school starts again, we will have everything under control. HAHAHA
I know that he needs to do things himself and have responsibilities. It just takes soooo loooong. It is seemingly impossible for him to talk and do anything else at the same time. Multitasker he is not!

What's Wrong With Kevin?

The other day, D came out of summer latchkey with a nametag sticker that had a shortened version of his name with a J after it. I asked him who "D*** J." was, and he told me that Joe Jonas called him on his invisible cell phone and told him he could be one of the Jonas brothers. Silly.
Then, the next day, he told me that Lebaron was Joe Jonas, and Martel was Nick Jonas, and since nobody wanted to be Kevin (?), D was now Bonus Jonas. And he gets all the girls. I laughed for a long time and had to put him in a picture with them and add some funky fresh hair too.

Good Things About Summer

Tonight was the last night of baseball. D's team lost 2 in a row against the Tigers and are out of the playoffs now. He had a pretty great game, though. Made a play as 1st baseman, hit a double, and the super duper dream come true - HE GOT TO PITCH. It was only for a few batters at the end of the last inning. They pretty much had already lost, and he threw almost all balls, but struck out his friend from school. He was sad they lost, but was a good sport and was fine after getting an ice cream with the team. I love his coach for letting him pitch. He has been practicing so hard, harder than I've ever seen him practice anything. So far, I think baseball has been the best sports experience. And I think D liked it too. haha
Today was also the first time I was able to eat something from the garden. Green beans! My absolute favorite, from when I was a tiny kid looking forward to Grandpa's beans, as opposed to the usual mushy gray canned beans. We have a lot of tomatoes, but they are all still green. The corn was definitely "knee high by the 4th of July". Zucchini flowers have started blooming the past few days. Our green pepper plant is way too crowded where it is, but there is a tiny pepper on it, and the peas are still hanging in there. We have snitched a few of those and eaten them straight off the vine. And the hazelnut trees/bushes that I planted a couple of years ago both have the beginnings of nuts all over them. Yay!