The {last} twelve days of summer break

On the twelfth-to-last day of summer break my kiddos gave to me::
12 reasons why they can't clean their rooms.
On the eleventh-to-last day of summer break my kiddos gave to me::
11 "mom please get Ethan" 's
On the tenth-to-last day of summer break my kiddos gave to me::
10 loads of camp laundry
On the ninth-to-last day of summer break my kiddos gave to me::
9 reasons why they should get to wear their new shoes
On the eighth-to-last day of summer break my kiddos gave to me::
8 "what's for dinner" 's
On the seventh-to-last day of summer break my kiddos gave to me::
7 "but I don't like that" 's
On the sixth-to-last day of summer break my kiddos gave to me::
6 "mom I'm bored" 's
On the fifth-to-last day of summer break my kiddos gave to me::
5 "where's my DS charger?" 's
On the fourth-to-last day of summer break my kiddos gave to me::
4 "in a minute" 's
On the third-to-last day of summer break my kiddos gave to me::
3 nervous school kids
On the second-to-last day of summer break my kiddos gave to me::
2 "what will my new school be like?" 's
On the last day of summer break my kiddos gave to me::
1 mama who cried like a baby...

All together now::
12 reasons why they can't clean their rooms
11 "mom please get Ethan" 's
10 loads of camp laundry
9 reasons why they should get to wear their new shoes
8 "what's for dinner" 's
7 "but I don't like that" 's
6 "mom I'm bored" 's
5 "where's my DS charger?" 's
4 "in a minute" 's
3 nervous school kids
2 "what will my new school be like?" 's
And 1 mama who cried like a baby....

{because her kids were growing up and getting big and doing it so quickly}