Regular Cool Mom

This week we, Lissi and Joy, decided to discuss a topic that we have been struggling with lately- the thing we have a strong love/hate relationship with: extracurricular activities.  This includes musical, physical, and spiritual activities that we are trying unsuccessfully to squeeze into our evenings. We feel so fortunate to live in a place that offers almost any activity you can dream up- from log-rolling to wild nature survival camps, to amazing art and music programs, to ballet schools and arial silks…and let’s not forget all. the. sports.  However, now that 7/8 of our kids are in school, working these activities into our lives has begun to feel unmanageable.  The balls we’ve been juggling all these years are starting to get away from us, and we realize we are only at the beginning! Please join in the conversation because we would love to learn from you. How do you determine how many activities you allow your kids to do? Do you have a dependable 2nd driver?  Or are you driving all the k