Uh...Spring Break?

oh, yeah. spring break. schools still do that don't they. sigh.

"mom, mom, mom?"

"yeah?"

"Can we watch t.v.? Can we go on the computer?" "huh?"

"i guess so. did you clean your room? what about the dishes on the kitchen table. you can't leave the milk out."

The above will be the starting conversation for the next several days.

i want a spring break. i want to reset my brain and do nothing. i don't think i really want to go anywhere. maybe the mountains. maybe a hot tub. i still have to complete the same tasks (actually more this week for some reason) each day--now, i must layer in kids with it all.

i suppose the reward is sleeping in. we all wake up in better moods. ready for morning hugs and kisses. we work through our plans together. my little ones. there is something nice about having them with me under the same roof during the day. i can hear them chatter, play and have the inevitable argument over whose turn it is to play webcans (i want to shoot the creators of those toys-slash-online games).

i really miss spencer on these days. we love to sit around the house and drink coffee together. we love to talk. i never run out of things to talk about with him. it is good to like the people you love.

but i still need a spring break.