Every time I log in to blog I look at the last time I blogged and just sigh. Once a week is a pretty crappy schedule. I think about blogging a lot, but don't actually make it here to do it. I need to give myself some kind of incentive, like I do to the kids, to make sure I actually come here and write all the crazy things that are running through my head. You know, like you can't eat that Easter candy (yes, I've gone through three bags already) until you write your post. That might actually work.
It doesn't help that the days are flying past and we are already at spring break which means our downward spiral towards the last day of school is getting closer and closer. Yesterday was the kids first day of spring break and they don't go back until April 8th. Isn't that crazy? Two weeks and one day. I don't really get the extra day thing, but almost every break they've had this year except for Thanksgiving has started on the Friday before the actual break. I think they do that for the teachers because they still go for an inservice without the kids, but it seems kind of weird to me.
So normally I would totally be freaked out by a two week spring break with nothing to look forward to except lots of fighting and "Mom, what can I do?" asked over and over and over. These kids have about 4 million toys and every video game you can think of as well as hundreds of books and more art supplies than the school art teacher and yet they never know what to do with themselves. Unbelievable. What I'd like to do is just take a nap every afternoon and have someone fold and put away all the laundry, but I don't think they are going to do that for me.
The reason this spring break is different is because on Tuesday the Dodds from Orlando and the Gomezes from Miami (or Gomae and we like to call them) are coming to visit. These are two of the families that we go on vacation with every summer so we know how to just hang out and do nothing with them (assuming that we may do a little of that in the next week). But we also know to pack up our entire clan and go find something to do. They are staying for a week and I am so excited that they are coming. There will be shopping and eating and skiing and some imbibing after the children fall asleep and lots of silly goofy behavior. Something that I have missed a lot over the last nine months.
They stay until the following Tuesday and then on Wednesday (yes, the next day) the five of us are headed to Phoenix for some sun and swimming and relaxation. Since it is like nine degrees right now and snowed about seven inches today I could use some sun and relaxation. It did allow us another wonderful family day at home, but family day by a lazy river sounds a little bit nicer. We are also hoping to meet up with a few different friends who recently moved to Phoenix as well as see opening day of the Diamondbacks. Fun stuff!
In addition to that, I have finally finished planning all of our summer travel and for once I am really looking forward to summer with the kids. We are going to Dallas for a week so the kids can go to camp and we can catch up with some of our old friends, we are going to Michigan to see my parents and sister-in-law and the kids' cousins and then to Chicago to see my sister and brother and the rest of the cousins. Then to the Jersey shore to see some friends from college and finally to Destin to see the same people that are coming next week. Yay! It will be a lot of traveling but will be worth it to see a lot of people we love.
So I welcome spring break, although it doesn't seem so spring-like, and look forward to the last two months of school. Hopefully I will get back here more frequently so you can come along for the ride.
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