I Can Feel Myself Slipping!

When the kids were younger we would take the entire month of December off 

from all "official" academics 

and focus on Christmas.   

We would bake and make crafty things.   

We would watch movies and read Christmas stories.  

Where did those days go?  

I want them back!

So, here it is....

a few weeks until Christmas

and we're still doing school.

I'm still cracking the whip every morning

and I'm losing it......

the desire to keep up

this facade of

"academic excellence"

and 

I'm ready to say....

we're done!

I'm ready to watch

Christmas movies in the middle of the afternoon

with my 12 1/2 year old,

who, by this time next

year

may not want to do that with me again.

I'm ready to see Christmas lights

late at night,

without worrying about

getting in bed

because

"we have school in the morning."

I'm ready to drink

hot chocolate

and go shopping

and 

do things that bring simple joys.

I'm ready to call it quits.

It's Friday.

Seems like the perfect day

to do just that.

Merry Christmas

everybody!