13 Reasons I’m Counting Down to Summer Vacation


1. Not having to wake up every.single.day. at 5:45am.
2. Not having to pack gluten-free, wheat-free, soy-free, dairy-free, egg-free lunches for the babe.
3. Our neighborhood pool will be open.
4. We can walk or bike to the park.
5. Did I mention not having to get up at 5:45am??
6. Walking barefoot in the yard.
7. We’re actually going on vacation in June.
8. When summer vacation starts, McBaby will arrive in short order.
9. MAM’s birthday is during summer vacation.
10. I love the 4th of July!
11. Far-flung relatives tend to visit during the summer.
12. No daycare expenses all summer long. We’ll be ROLLING in extra cash!
13. Did I mention McBaby’s arrival?!?!

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Spring Break 2008

It’s finally here. I had to jump several hurdles (24 parent teacher conferences, anyone? anyone?) to get here, but I’m here now. No working for me til April 14th. No big plans, but that’s ok. We’re heading north to see family, and I’m hoping to hit the outlet mall for some wardrobe updating….rumor has it there is a new Croc outlet.

It’s been a weird long week, but I did learn two important things about red wine this week.

1) Red wine splashed in the eye STINGS like a mo-fo. Just pour vinegar for the sensation, it’s cheaper. Damn, that really did hurt.

2)Borax rocks the red wine stain–I threw my clothes immediately in the washer with Borax and let them soak, and then ran it through a wash cycle-good as new. I also got the stain out of the couch this way too (the couch is purple, so who knows really).

Other random thoughts–
*I am stunned that Democrats are actually campaigning in Indiana. Who knew that primary would last so long that Indiana might actually MATTER?!
*I am stunned at the third graders in GA who plotted to kill their teacher. Seriously, there is something very, very wrong in today’s word.
*MAM’s new thing when she passes gas is to say, “I gassed you!” (and the other day, she was sitting on my lap when I passed gas, and she said, “I get down! You gassed me mama!!”). It’s completely freaking hilarious. But we try not to let her know we think so.
*MAM’s still all about her frog boots. She almost missed dance class yesterday because she didn’t want to change into her slippers. Thankfully, she was able to be talked off the edge.

HOME

Here I am, finally home from a long weekend education conference. The conference was incredible for many, many reasons, some of which I may or may not delve into over the next few days. Let me just run down in list formation things that happened or that I learned while I was away:

1) A small hole in your sock at the beginning of a day of travel gets progressively bigger and more annoying as the day goes on. It can make one feel very self-concisous as you go shoeless through security.

2) “Full Service” hotels charge more than Starbucks for a cup of coffee, and more than any place else on the planet (I think) for Wi-Fi. $12.99 a day in your room–are you kidding me??

3) Toddlers sound VERY old on the phone. And very far away.

4) I saw four friends/colleagues that I hadn’t seen in over 9 years and didn’t expect to see…yet upon seeing each other we ran up and embraced right away. Obviously, these means we are all aging well since we recognized each other right away. Right?

5) It is fan-freakin’-tastic to come home to a clean house and to a giant prize from a fantabulous giveaway.

With that, I am going to go get my head screwed on straight for tomorrow morning.