I have very mixed feelings as I wake up on the morning of the last "free night" before school starts up again. If you're a parent, you identify with this: being that they go back on Wednesday, you want them to rest up tomorrow night so tonight is the last truly free night before they go back to school. None of them have developed a habit of sleeping in until noon so I'm not too concerned with making sure that they "practice" getting up early. They generally aren't a problem in the morning so they don't need to "get back in the habit." I need to make tonight fun for them.
In terms of my feelings about break, I'm glad it's over. I had a blast hanging out with my kiddos but, let's be honest...if you're a parent of two or more school aged kids, you're not likely to be saying, "Oh drat...time for them to go back already?" Kids argue and get sick of being cooped up together. They get bored and run out of things to do. I have definitely enjoyed just being able to have me time in the morning and not worrying about getting four kids up and out the door to school. I have definitely enjoyed hanging with them and letting them have a real break from the humdrum of school. I have definitely enjoyed not having to ride their butts about school work. There have definitely been pros to the situation and there have been cons.
So I'm thinking that tonight needs to be a fun night. I'm thinking popcorn and Netflix. I'm thinking a special treat and maybe some board games. I'm thinking they need a reward for being such great kids. I'm thinking they just need one last hoorah before they buckle back down for school. I have big plans for tonight. Let's see if they play out.
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