Romeo--I have NEVER watered my lawn this year! Not once...however we have had 8.5 inches of rain so far in June. Our county has been in a flood watch or flood warning at least 12 days this month, as well.
So, you get an inch of rain, then an 85 degree day, then half an inch of rain, then an 80 degree day....that adds up to a jungle! I just mowed my front yard Tuesday evening and it needs to be mowed again. This time of year I usually have to mow twice a week. If it gets hot and dry in July I can get by with once a week, but never longer than that! And we mow in this area starting in late April/early May and we mow through October...
It isn't that I am NOT a vacation planner. In fact when we went to Disney World last year I had every day planned out, which theme park(s) we were going to, which shows/parades/fireworks/character greetings for which day, I even made character dining reservations at a few restaurants which determined which part we visited each day.
However I am flexible by nature and if something didn't go according to plan, so be it. Life goes on! Dan on the other hand gets upset by stuff like that. If we wait in line for a ride for 40 minutes and then we get on, and there is lightning and we have to get off (which happened 3 or 4 times while we were there!)...what can you do? Get mad at the weather? That doesn't help things! His tendency to get in a pissy mood and stay there when things didn't go just right is what bothered me. I spent half the vacation trying to make sure he didn't get mad about anything and that is just exhausting.
Every morning I triple checked our bag to make sure I had the camera, wipes, change of clothing, sunblock, bandaids, antibiotic cream, etc etc. Because if something unexpected happened (Nathan skinned his knee, Sydney spilled her ice cream) and it wasn't handled immediately, Dan would get all pissy. On the other hand I figure that's why I have my debit card. Worst case scenario, other than ID, there is very little you can't replace!
With our trip to Chicago coming up, I have some tentative plans, Field Museum one day, Navy Pier one day, Shedd Aquarium one day, and then dinking around/swimming at the hotel/checking out grant park/millenium park one day. If we get busy doing something and miss something else, oh well. As long as the kids have fun and enjoy themselves, I don't care...
