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Surviving Spring Break
We’re going on day 8 of Spring Break here. So far we’ve seen rain, lightning, and more thunder, with a special guest appearance of hail. Not quite the sunny days the kids were hoping for to enjoy their break.
I went into the break without a plan. Hubby and I couldn’t take time off work this week, so there would be no trips to places exotic or exciting. Instead I took the kids to the library and let them pick out some books and movies – if their bodies couldn’t travel, at least their minds could have some adventures.
With the beach a short hike away I’d thought we’d have at least a day on the sand – and possibly in the chilly surf for the adventurous ones – but weather has canceled that idea. Instead, we’ve had hot tub time. I haven’t heard any complaints from the four foot crew.
We made a bid deal over the cat on his first birthday, which happened to fall on April 1st. I heard more than I wanted to of “Mom there’s an alligator on your head. April Fool’s!” – six year old humor is nothing if not repetitive.
But mostly I’ve had a taste of summer, which is short 9 weeks away. And what I realized is I’m not going to go into summer without a plan. Ten days of no productivity, squeezing in work in 10 minute bursts that barely let me clear my email inbox, has driven me slightly batty. By the end of a full summer of this I’d be ready for the padded room and the velcro jacket.
I bought a white board many months back, planning to use it for plotting my books. That didn’t work out so well for me, but today I’m going to wipe it clear and put it to good use. I’m going to plot my summer day by day.
There will be goals (reaching August 24th without losing my mind), motivation (wanting my kids to have a good summer without destroying my own) and probably a bit of conflict (short stuff won’t like being told that she has to leave mom alone for 45 minute stretches several times a day). But I hope by the start of next school year we can say we did more than survive summer break. Maybe we’ll even enjoy it!
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Very wise! My kids are off for a week soon too. shudders.
Keep us updated!!!
I’d recommend having a full bottle of bourbon on hand going into it (for you, not them!) – and keep chanting “it will all be over soon.”
We had cold and snow for our spring break! On the upside I homeschool so it was a break in the sense that he and I got a break from each other. LOL He did his thing and I did mine then in the evenings we had wicked Wii tournaments!