How're YOU doin'?

I'm going crazy from all of this snow. It's been the worst winter I can remember in a long time. Snow. Snow. SNOW! It just. won't. stop. I honestly don't remember the last time it's snowed this much. My kids are going to be going to school until July to make up for all the lost time. For reasons known only to them, our district's BOE built a grand total of ONE snow day into the school calendar.

Yes, you read that right.

One.

Day.

Now, this is NJ. We don't always get a LOT of snow, but it does snow. Blizzards are rare, but not unheard of. I can't remember there ever being less than three days built into the calendar. But not this year.

One.

Day.

And they burned that day off back before Christmas.

So far, my kids lost President's Day. They lost the Friday before Memorial Day (don't know why that was a day off, but it was) and now, their spring break will consist of two days. Two lousy days. And that's only if there is no more snow this winter.

Excuse me while I go laugh over that one.

There are twenty-nine days until spring and with any luck, I'll still have some semblance of sanity left. And who knows, I may even see my front lawn again by June.

'Sup?

O hai!

Sorry about the blog silence last week (did anyone even miss me??) but it was Spring Break and whilst the Girl was off having a groovy time in Florida with her grandparents, the Boy and I were stuck in Jersey. So, to make it up to him, I was cramming as much fun stuff as possible into that week. Not that blogging isn't fun, of course **coughcough** but I was outside more than I was inside.

But now I'm back, and I have a few things that have been rattling around in my mind for blog topics. So with any luck, it won't be another eleven days before I'm back. :D

Spring Break

Is almost here. Yay! I'm sooo not a morning person, and having to get up to get the kids ready for school means I have to be up early. Most school years, that means by seven (I know, for some of you, the day's well under way by now. But for me, this is earlier-than-should-be-allowed-by-law early.) This year, the Boy is in kindergarten, which in my school district is run in two half-day sessions, AM and PM. He is in the PM, so he doesn't leave until about noon. My daughter is in the intermediate school (our district does K-4 in the grammar schools, 5-6 at the intermediate, 7-8 at the middle school, 9-12 at the high school. We just LOVE having as many schools open as possible...) so she doesn't have to leave the house until 8:40. Which means I get to sleep in a little later this year. Next year, when the Boy goes into first grade, I have to get up early again (wah) but for now... Sleep is mine.

But the last few months have been especially hectic, so I am really looking forward to having the next week off. The Girl is flying down to Florida with her aunt and her cousin to spend the break with her grandparents, and since the hubs is working, it'll be just me and the Boy. It should be a fun week, since I've got a few things planned for us to do. But mostly, we get to just go out and play (if Mother Nature cooperates, of course) and that's the best part of hanging out with him.

This year is going by so fast, it's hard to believe we're up to Spring Break already. Next is Memorial Day, and then summer... yikes. Where does the time go? It's April already. Wasn't it just Christmas?

Ah well, the next two days will be nuts, but then, vacation... can. not. wait. :D