Vacations Up

It's a beautiful sunny Costa Rican morning. Blue Skies stretch as far as the eye can see, the sun streaming, full force, through every window. A slight wind rustling the trees. It' s a picturesque day, a new day and the end of school break.

Boobie took his first steps back to school this morning and I marked the dayby jumping back into my old routine. Up at 6, getting lunch and his bag packed at 6:30. Setting the house back in order. The days of sleeping 'till 8 are over, except for weekends of course. As we settle back into the 'grind', we all look forward to the next break.

I have to say this break was fun. We packed quiet a few activites in the 3 weeks he was off from school. The Children's Museum, swim lessons (that turned into him joining the swim team with practice now 3 times a week), a day at the amusement park, a sleepover, a movie day, even a trip to the library. Honestly though, there really wasn't enough time to do everything I had planned. But I guess that is what weekends are for. And with his cousin still here on vacation for another month, we'll try and do as much as we can on weekends.

I had just as much fun on this break as the kids. Moms love vacation... well, at least I do. The stress of morning chaos, getting up at dawn, having to follow a rigid schedule, school work and homework, dealing with teachers and projects and all the stress of life can wear a parent down. So when our kids get a break, so do we. Plus, it's always fun to get away for a bit and leave life behind, if only for a few hours.

I hope Boobie has a great day at school and that he finds it easy getting back to his scholarly duties. And with the school year just about over (just 4 more months) , I look forward to the end in November.