ANNOUNCEMENT:

As of 2:30pm yesterday afternoon...we are officially on Spring Break. 

Not a moment too soon!  Spring Break for us always falls the week before Easter, Holy Week. I cannot tell you how excited we are to have 10 whole days of free time! At the beginning of the school year,  I really underestimated the time commitment it would require from me to succsessfully get two girls through First Grade, and Kinder-Prep.

Before, I used to daydream about what it would be like when they went off to school. Yes, I would miss them, but also I would have all this free time to myself. I would workout, have coffee with friends, read more, sew more, bake more, etc.  I was sure that my house would be a lot cleaner and that I would enjoy grocery shopping (without them) more.  Well it has turned out that this is definitely not the case.

Instead, I am packing lunches, ironing uniforms (after fishing them out of the laundry...the knee socks being the trickiest to find), driving here and there and everywhere, volunteering in their classes, practicing spelling words before dinner, reading after, on and on. It has made me appreciate the down time a whole lot more.  Every now and then, there are tiny little whispers in my head asking, "Would it be different if we home schooled?" 

So, our Spring Break starts out with a much anticipated visit from my best friend from school.  She and I have had little visits here and there, but never the opportunity to share as much time as the whole weekend together.  She arrives this afternoon. Next, we are taking a little trip to see my Dad.  The Pacific Science Center is on the "to do" list.  We have birthdays, two very important birthdays! And who could forget Easter? 

Friends, field-trips, celebrating, lots of laying around and giggling, naps, long lingering breakfasts, afternoon walks, maybe some crafting?  Spring Break, we love you!