FAMILY FUN DAY !!!!!!

So this is what we now are calling Tuesdays around the Bard/DiCharia household. Let me first give you a little background info - since starting his new job Jim is usually working on Saturdays, and because of this he is off on Tuesdays !!!! Well, the new schedule kind of stinks in my opinion, but we are trying to make the best of it ! So begins FAMILY FUN DAY !!! I think if Jim wakes up to the statement "wake up, it's family fun day !!" (said by me with much enthusiasm) one more time he is going to reach up and punch me ! So let me explain what has to happen for Family Fun Day, first of all no one is allowed to be crabby, pout, or complain, Jim and I must turn off our phones (we allow ourselves to turn them back on while in the car to check any messages), and we must all be together doing something, well obviously, FUN !!!!

So what have we been doing for FAMILY FUN DAY ? Well it is summer and it is hot so we have been spending much time in the water ! Our first family fun day we were a little strapped for cash so we put out the slip and slide, had a water balloon fight and cooked out. We have hit Phillips Water Park a few times, we have gone to Jim's moms house to swim and hang with her while BBQing dinner, and yesterday the girls returned from being with my aunt so we drove to Chicago to pick them up and hit a park district pool and had a McDonalds picnic in the park. So I guess it is pretty obvious that we like the water - my kids love the pool !!! You would swear that we were mermen and mermaids - not true though, I have checked and no one seems to have flippers.

This coming Tuesday we will be gearing up for the 5 day trip Jim and are taking to StuCo Junior High Camp (which I'm sure will lead to several interesting blog posts) so there will be no Family Fun Day on Tuesday, but wait don't feel sad for us, we will be moving Family Fun Day up to Sunday!!! Any suggestions ? I was thinking maybe a pool or water park of some sort !