Playtime...argh!

I have been so busy with work I haven't had much time for posting...but, I am so ready for back to school! This is part of the reason why. Asia finished summer school and has been home for the last couple of weeks. Asia doesn't really "play". She doesn't play dolls, games, with friends, not much interest in coloring etc. She can't sit still for very long so even sitting and trying to assist her with something doesn't last long. This is one of the most difficult things for me because I feel like she is missing out on her childhood:( It's like she just doesn't "get it". She loves to watch other children play. At Grandma's she likes to stand in the window and watch while everyone else is outside playing and she honestly has a great time. She loves watching her brothers play with toys and will even offer toys to the baby to play with-which is cute, she just doesn't want to be involved. I am so embarrassed to show off my messy house but what I am getting to is, the pictures below demonstrate what Asia does when she is "playing". It only takes her a couple of hours to move through the house (and outside) and completely destroy the place-it's one of her favorite things to do. She is very destructive. She loves a clean room or a tidy closet-just to mess it up! If I send her to her room to play she empties out her dresser, takes all of the books off of the bookshelf and all the toys from the bins. She moves through the house empting cupboards, closets, dresser drawers-Argh! She takes stuff from one room and moves it to another. I am so done with it and can't wait for her to get out of the house for school:) I love her but, I am ready for a break and a clean house. I have given up for the last couple of weeks on even trying to keep things straight. When she is at school maybe I can clean up and it will stay clean for a few hours during the day-3 more days!

Asia's version of "playing"...Yes, all within a couple hours.