Winter Break

Friday was the last day of school before winter break. I will do my best to keep the family active, fun and well.

Don is down with a cold – no fun at all, feeling miserable.

I spent most of the day Friday at the elementary school, preparing for the kindergarten winter break party. They had fun playing “freeze dance”, making a craft and a snack. Following kindergarten, I attended an emergency executive PTA meeting. Oh, PTA drama!

Reese finished up his classes and hopefully brought home necessary materials to complete his current six week grading period and begin studying for exams. He returns to school with dead week followed by exam week. He is an excellent test taker, so he is not worried in the least. How oh how can we corral this self-confidence to the right direction?

I am working on a list of activities for winter break to keep us active, having fun and out of each other’s hair for the next two weeks. Indoor swimming, bowling, movies and more. We will be in Houston for three days, but that is a whole other topic. I believe Don is planning a movie with Reese for today. I hope he is up to it.

My goal for the next five days is to stay out of the way of “Christmas people”. The grocery, mall and shopping areas are crowded enough with stress-filled people without me meandering around killing time and getting my kids out of the house.