Ok…so last week I mentioned how scared I was about summer vacation. Well. We’ve survived almost 2 weeks of it, and I must say…I’m loving it. Sure, there aren’t many jaunts to the grocery store, but I am LOVING that I don’t have to watch the clock. With a kindergartener and a 2nd grader with completely different school schedules, I had 4 trips a day to the school and my day was broken up into 1-2 hour increments. I LOVE that I don’t have to worry how close to 2:15 it is!! Or have the guilt of unfinished homework accusing me of being a bad mom. Ahhhh….the lazy days of summer. I totally know why it’s called that. And I love it.
In other news. I don’t know where to say this so I’ll say it here. I’m BLOWN AWAY by the response my "invisible" page got at 2 peas. Never seen a page get 4 pages of praise. Dang. Thanks. To anyone and everyone that related and enjoyed. I thought about posting something like thanks on the mb, but then felt like it might look like a brag post (the WORST, most annoying kind…you know, some kind of if you missed it before don’t miss how fabulous I am…kind of post, ew.) so I just can’t do it. But thanks. Wow.
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Shannon, keep blogging your true feelings and you will have some FAB journalling for those FAB layouts that get 3 pages of praise (which I totally missed on 2peas because I was the “centre of my family’s universe” that day. LOL). The reason it is getting praise is because you put your true heart on your sleeve with that blog entry. It was what a lot of us feel but are too afraid to voice - we do feel invisible sometimes. We can relate. I commend you for your honesty. I’m working on mine
“”some kind of if you missed it before don’t miss how fabulous I am…kind of post, ew”"
I think you should do it - then we can all write on there - “hey did you see that Shannon Montez, she thinks she is Suuum-thin!”
I didn’t even get to that lo till it was on page THREE of praise. Kind of proves that whole HOF thing wasn’t a mistake, right.
You deserve the three pages of praise. I was touched by your blog and then when I saw your LO in 2peas I was blown away. Your words were powerful because that is exactly how I feel and I’m sure a lot of women feel the same.
I love the pool photos! HOw fun!
Found your blog through tara’s and I must say that the page you posted on 2pease was most inspiring and so true to many of us! Rock on, girlfriend
And super cute pics of your kiddos enjoying summer!
All I have to say is you deserved the praise! Adn thank god for swimming pools in the summer!
I completely missed it on 2peas… but I must say FOUR PAGES - Holy Crapola! The one time I hit 2 pages I thought I had won the lottery - and I don’t even play! LOL!
Isn’t summer just the greatest thing ever? We love it over here, too… keep enjoying yours!
just saw the “invisible” LO - very real - I think it is great!
can you please share how you have survived so far? I am on day two and while the early afternoon was great and fun - this afternoon was horrible - my 3yr old had a breakdown in the checkout lane -
Update… you’re now on page FOUR! Cool.
glad your summer is going smoothly
guess I may need to jaunt over to the good ole Pea and see whats up with this page of yours 
ah. summer. I love the no schedule thing. we make our own and it fits what we want to do not what we have to do.
btw, I am so glad to hear I’m not the only mother with unfinished homework guilt! LOL!
wish we were closer to hang.. we could survive together.
Hey, that’s the same floaty we have for Spencer. Love it, love that you’re loving it. Just remember the sun screen young lady!
It deserved 5 pages of praise lady! Congrats and it is a truly amazing page. Wish you lived closer darn it! We could hang out this summer with the kiddies. I spent the day at the pool with the kids. And tomorrow it is suppose to be a scorcher as well.
Enjoy it!