Spring break, how I love thee

Today is the first day of spring break and I am so excited! A whole week off with my kids is like heaven to me. I've never understood those parents that dread break times, Christmas, spring break, summer vacation. I live for these times. I think that school keeps my kids away from me way too much! We were considering home schooling again, but my daughter has decided that she has to go to Junior High, no exceptions! Today starts off the break kind of boring - the kids can't decide what they want to do, one of them wants to go out, the other wants to stay home and play Lego all day! I have to do the dishes...they've been piling up since Thursday. I just hate dishes. We have plans for the rest of the week and Friday - being my son's 8th birthday- will be the most exciting day of the week. I have even carved out a day this week to go shopping! The kids need summer clothes and I can't buy them without the kids being there anymore. I have tried and it's more work than fun - all that returning of clothes is just painful. We discovered last night that our summer starts in less than 90 days!!!! I have this great week with the kids, then school, then a few days off for Easter, then school, and then finally I get my kids back! Don't get me wrong, I love the freedom of getting to do whatever I want while the kids are at school, but I still miss them. My daughter babysat for a friend the other weekend and I cried when she got home. I missed her, but that thought of her growing up really got to me. I treasure every moment with the kids. I have even figured out the best way to keep them on their best behavior! They have to rub my feet for 5 minutes for punishment every time they are bad! Feel free to steal that little gem - make it your own with whatever you want! My kids are my life, and I love every minute I get to spend with them. So I am going to go do that right now. Happy spring break!