Staycation

Oh, hello there. I've been on "spring break" all week with my kids. I'm putting "spring break" in quotes because I think that in order for it to be a real vacation one has to cut all ties with responsibility including the office and housecleaning. I have not had that luxury. Staycation. Pshaw! The kids and I have had a good time though. Being a small business owner, Dr. Rossman has been working all week so he hasn't been able to join us in any reindeer games. But despite the torrential rain here in Oregon all week, the three of us have managed to:

Visit both sets of grandparents at the coast
Get the girl a haircut
Watch 10 million episodes of Malcolm in the Middle
Make plastic jewelry
Ride bikes
Play basketball
Make silly movies
Go out for hot chocolate and pastries
Have a fashion show
Watch Mirror, Mirror (today!) and
Fold laundry

For my part, I:

Watched The Hunger Games
Read two books
Finished some paintings
Got new brakes on my car; and
Managed a home-cooked meal every single night

I have never taken more than a week off work (except when I was sick) and my theory is that one needs at least three weeks to full disengage from the office and settle into a new routine. I am convinced that the kids bicker less when I'm home, I snack less, I get more sleep and I don't get headaches. Coincidence? I think not.

Staycation

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