This is it. The last evening before returning to what has become our real world. Today was almost anticlimactic in its purely domestic focus. The holiday decorations have all successfully found their way back into the attic, and I didn't even fall off the attic ladder or crash through the ceiling once. (Yup, it's happened, and there's photographic evidence.)
The house has been mostly put back together just as winter break is coming to a close. I've been happy that I fulfilled my winter break resolution of twelve days of blogging, and it was great to revisit some old blogging habits, too. Tomorrow morning will see a return to the early routine, and in preparation, the backpacks and lunch boxes and containers are all laid out tonight. Tomorrow's clothing has already been chosen by the kids and lies on their bedroom floors waiting to be climbed into in the early morning hours. My own work bag is packed, and I hate to admit that my eyes welled up when I pulled it out of the closet for the first time in all these days.
So, winter break has come and gone. And it was good. I reveled in the post-nap moments when Pudge stumbled over to me on the couch and snuggled his way to fully waking up. It was joyful to brush Red's hair just for fun this week, rather than doing it quickly so we could rush out the door. I even enjoyed watching some cheesy teeny-bop tv shows with JAM this week, happy that he wanted to share his world with me. Hubby even had a little bit of time off, and it was nice to see him during the middle of the day.
Friends were visited with, and a ton of yummy food was consumed. (Quite possibly at least half a ton. The baked goods gods were with us these past two weeks.) The children may have bickered more than I ever imagined was even humanly possible, but they also created some funny pretend scenarios together, and everyone got pretty comfortable playing Uno Spin, too.
Goodbye winter break. You were a blast, while you lasted. Now, it's time to put on my big girl pants and face tomorrow.
Oh, and I may be returning to work and regular life and all, but this new year is seeing one fun new addition to my online appearances. Now, if you want to read my blatherings in a different forum, you can check out the Real Moms Guide, a SheKnows site where I'll be writing short posts about motherhood and the like, hopefully making someone giggle at least once in a while. My first piece is up today, What is a Real Mom?, and the incredible thing is that there will be a new post from me every week day!
I'm ready to rock the rest of this school year, but I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I already have my eye looking toward Spring Break. This month looks to have its challenges ahead of us, but I'm hopeful that 2012 will bring some happiness in the mix, too.
Not happy about setting my alarm clock,
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