If Spring Break is bad......how will I cope with 10 weeks of summer?
Mar 13th 2008, 1:07 am
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Re: If Spring Break is bad......how will I cope with 10 weeks of summer?
When you have kids the days can seem long, but believe me the years are short. Enjoy them while you can.
Two years ago our youngest was away with friends camping and nearly drowned in a swimming accident. This is a really sobering experience for us as parents. It was pretty traumatic for her too.
Two years ago our youngest was away with friends camping and nearly drowned in a swimming accident. This is a really sobering experience for us as parents. It was pretty traumatic for her too.
Mar 13th 2008, 1:45 am
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Re: If Spring Break is bad......how will I cope with 10 weeks of summer?
.....................I love my kids, but really, today was an afternoon too long and it isnt even over! 
Between the puppy getting remarkably random in her deposits and us getting totally out of sync with her going outside. The kids are doing remarkably daft things, even for them! Like stacking up glasses to make towers.....and I get there just before the 2 foot tall tower is spotted by the 20 month old demolition expert...................
One minute they play so nicely, then the next its like a rugby scrum with the puppy and the 20 month old somewhere in the middle. I want a Tazer gun, a cattle prod - something! I resort to afternoon baths, lots of toys, bubbles and towels. When is it my turn?
Oh! the noise! The bickering! The *why is my sock wet?* as they have walked all the way over the room to show you, wet footprints everywhere! The door bell goes, I am in no mood to make *nice*, and those kids like a herd run towards the door to see who it is.............can I not ignore the door even??
I am ready for a dark room and a mudslide of the Vodka kind.................
Between the puppy getting remarkably random in her deposits and us getting totally out of sync with her going outside. The kids are doing remarkably daft things, even for them! Like stacking up glasses to make towers.....and I get there just before the 2 foot tall tower is spotted by the 20 month old demolition expert...................
One minute they play so nicely, then the next its like a rugby scrum with the puppy and the 20 month old somewhere in the middle. I want a Tazer gun, a cattle prod - something! I resort to afternoon baths, lots of toys, bubbles and towels. When is it my turn?
Oh! the noise! The bickering! The *why is my sock wet?* as they have walked all the way over the room to show you, wet footprints everywhere! The door bell goes, I am in no mood to make *nice*, and those kids like a herd run towards the door to see who it is.............can I not ignore the door even??
I am ready for a dark room and a mudslide of the Vodka kind.................
With all the snow we've had tonight, at least you will be able to send them outside to build snowmen tomorrow
Mar 13th 2008, 2:54 am
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Re: If Spring Break is bad......how will I cope with 10 weeks of summer?
Why wait until tomorrow - they were out for an hour this evening, didnt get to bed until 10.30! They made a huge snowman and had a good snowball fight. I got to sit inside and do my Cover Letter and new Resume, so all went well.................tomorrow more snow fun, that I can watch from the comfort of the sofa!
Mar 13th 2008, 3:41 am
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Mar 13th 2008, 4:28 am
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A number of years ago the Calgary Board of Education moved to a fixed Spring Break but it seems to have been forgotten in the last few years and moved back to being tied to Easter.
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Mar 13th 2008, 7:39 am
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Mar 13th 2008, 11:53 am
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Re: If Spring Break is bad......how will I cope with 10 weeks of summer?
".........Its a hard enough life, for us,
Its a hard enough life for us................"
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Mar 13th 2008, 11:53 am
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Mar 13th 2008, 12:17 pm
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Kids at school at mo - so thats fab - but the dogs are driving me round the bend!"!!!!!!!!! 
Mar 13th 2008, 3:18 pm
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Re: If Spring Break is bad......how will I cope with 10 weeks of summer?
Spring Break here has been tied in with Easter this year for the first time in our 3.5 years. So they get the Friday off before Easter then the whole of the following week.
I love having my son home - but I think that's because he's a singleton - so I don't have to put up with sibling arguments etc.
We usually do the museum and farm visits this break (alpacas being the favourites), go somewhere scenic to get in some drawing practice (both of us!) if the weather's good enough, and then he gets reaquainted with his bike and skateboard if the roads are clear - football with the neighbours kids etc. That, plus playdates, and the occasional visit to the dvd rental stores means it goes quite quickly for me and I'm always sorry to see the back of him.
However, my work is flexible! So I can usually take time off or rearrange schedules during the school breaks which, I know, makes it a lot easy for me.
Don't think I'd be so relaxed about it if I had to juggle stuff and not give him so much attention.
I wanted 3 kids - got 1 - so maybe the big man in the sky gave me break afterall
I love having my son home - but I think that's because he's a singleton - so I don't have to put up with sibling arguments etc.
We usually do the museum and farm visits this break (alpacas being the favourites), go somewhere scenic to get in some drawing practice (both of us!) if the weather's good enough, and then he gets reaquainted with his bike and skateboard if the roads are clear - football with the neighbours kids etc. That, plus playdates, and the occasional visit to the dvd rental stores means it goes quite quickly for me and I'm always sorry to see the back of him.
However, my work is flexible! So I can usually take time off or rearrange schedules during the school breaks which, I know, makes it a lot easy for me.
Don't think I'd be so relaxed about it if I had to juggle stuff and not give him so much attention.
I wanted 3 kids - got 1 - so maybe the big man in the sky gave me break afterall
Mar 13th 2008, 3:25 pm
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just to make you feel better, heard on the radio this morning that March break might be extended and schools closed on Monday if we get the other storm heading this way the weekend.
Better go stock up on the vodka
Better go stock up on the vodka
.....................I love my kids, but really, today was an afternoon too long and it isnt even over!
Between the puppy getting remarkably random in her deposits and us getting totally out of sync with her going outside. The kids are doing remarkably daft things, even for them! Like stacking up glasses to make towers.....and I get there just before the 2 foot tall tower is spotted by the 20 month old demolition expert...................
One minute they play so nicely, then the next its like a rugby scrum with the puppy and the 20 month old somewhere in the middle. I want a Tazer gun, a cattle prod - something! I resort to afternoon baths, lots of toys, bubbles and towels. When is it my turn?
Oh! the noise! The bickering! The *why is my sock wet?* as they have walked all the way over the room to show you, wet footprints everywhere! The door bell goes, I am in no mood to make *nice*, and those kids like a herd run towards the door to see who it is.............can I not ignore the door even??
I am ready for a dark room and a mudslide of the Vodka kind.................
Between the puppy getting remarkably random in her deposits and us getting totally out of sync with her going outside. The kids are doing remarkably daft things, even for them! Like stacking up glasses to make towers.....and I get there just before the 2 foot tall tower is spotted by the 20 month old demolition expert...................
One minute they play so nicely, then the next its like a rugby scrum with the puppy and the 20 month old somewhere in the middle. I want a Tazer gun, a cattle prod - something! I resort to afternoon baths, lots of toys, bubbles and towels. When is it my turn?
Oh! the noise! The bickering! The *why is my sock wet?* as they have walked all the way over the room to show you, wet footprints everywhere! The door bell goes, I am in no mood to make *nice*, and those kids like a herd run towards the door to see who it is.............can I not ignore the door even??
I am ready for a dark room and a mudslide of the Vodka kind.................
Mar 13th 2008, 4:55 pm
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Listen - I will provide the vodka if you want to come over and help! I know you must be at a loose end..........
I love my brood, I am clearly having mid Spring Break madness! From now on I will be all sad they are going back. And I am just getting into the lie ins.....something I could get real good at in 10 weeks of summer! So there is a silver lining!
Mar 13th 2008, 6:26 pm
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Listen - I will provide the vodka if you want to come over and help! I know you must be at a loose end..........
I love my brood, I am clearly having mid Spring Break madness! From now on I will be all sad they are going back. And I am just getting into the lie ins.....something I could get real good at in 10 weeks of summer! So there is a silver lining!
I love my brood, I am clearly having mid Spring Break madness! From now on I will be all sad they are going back. And I am just getting into the lie ins.....something I could get real good at in 10 weeks of summer! So there is a silver lining!
