Mom Reminder

Just when I thought I'd be sad about the end of Winter Break, my son wakes up and immediately starts the grating whining in my ear before anything - cup of coffee, boogers out of the eyes, morning stretches.  Here's a few reason's why they must go back to school.

1.  You can't stay on vacation forever, with all that vacation eating, you'll become bigger than the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man balloon in the Christmas parade.

2.  They need good social skills, better to have them argue with their friends then test this skill on you for 24 hours at a time.

3.  Babysitters are expensive.

4.  They have to learn that pajamas are not acceptable attire after noon EVERYDAY.

5.  They must get back to a regular food schedule, a normal lunch rather than a few pieces of leftover turkey, applesauce and gummy bears for dessert.

6.  They must get back to a regular exercise schedule, I mean you must!

7.  You must learn that great skill of talking to yourself, and making sense.

8.  There isn't enough headache medicine (or wine) for continual "family time."

9.  Reading should consist more of books than Calvin and Hobbes for them and Facebook Status messages for you.

10.  That time away will make the time together that much sweeter, with lots of chocolate involved.

If you love something, you must let it free, that means kicking its butt on the bus at that magical 8am time and then settling with a HOT (didn't get one all winter break) cup of coffee and peace and solitude.  Funny thing is, you'll MISS them!  Why should your children go back to school?