Spring Break Fun?

This week was spring break for my brood. The educational reprieve was enjoyed not only by my children, but by my spouse as well.

In short, our house has been loud and dirty all week!

Remember the old commercial where an exhausted woman would run away from all her worldly woe to a glistening tub of bubbles while muttering "Calgon, take me away"?

That will be me next week, though I'll be saying "Monday, take me away". And my tub won't be as clean and inviting.

We kept busy this week. We made kids clean their rooms, which already need to be cleaned again.

We made fresh squeezed lemonade (which, regrettably, only occupied about 25 minutes of a very long day). Dang-that lemonade was good, though!!!

We went to the library where I had late charges that totalled $45.20 (I'm not very good at remembering when things are due) from last summer. I make myself feel better by telling myself that we are helping the library earn money to fund other worthwhile programs, like story time.

Spent an afternoon at Peter Piper Pizza where my children spent several dollars worth of tokens to earn prizes that were worth 25 cents. Hannah had her eye on a Baby Bottle Pop that would "cost" 500 tickets. I helped her strengthen her math skills by pointing out that it took her $1.00 worth of tokens to earn 50 tickets. In turn she would need to spend $10.00 worth of tokens to earn enough tickets to "buy" the Baby Bottle Pop, which costs less than a dollar the store.

Killjoy, you say? Realistic, I say.

We went to the movies to see "Coraline" on Wednesday. The kids were a little shocked to see an 85 year old woman with the largest bosoms imaginable wearing sparkly pasties and a bikini bottom. Albeit she was animated, but still disturbing. The movie itself was very imaginative, though a little scary for the younger set.

Yesterday we went to Wildlife World Zoo. That was alot of fun. It cost quite a bit more than the last time I went. I guess they need to fund the aquarium addition, which was very cool.

All in all, I think it was successful for our kids, and they don't feel shafted for not being able to go someplace exciting, like Disneyland.

Next week: I have to get the mountainous clutter around here under control. It's messing up my chi.

People keep offering to give us baby stuff. I'm up to the armpits in stuff. One more item and the seams of this house will burst.

One well-meaning neighbor just showed up at our house with a HUGE, and I mean huge, bin and bag of stuff that she's been saving for 11 years (in case she ever had another baby). Nice, but...

I have to purge.

Okay, that word is really gross-sounding.

But it isn't going to be pretty when all is said and done.

Pray for me sisters.