Today
marks the first official day of Spring Break 2017, or as Scott coined
SB #23 (because this is his 23rd year teaching). Unlike the past few
years, it seems that the weather is going to cooperate with a forecast
of bright skies and warm temperatures. It will be nice to be able to
spend time outside, enjoying the sunshine while getting the yard readied
for summer. At least, that is how I framed it when I broke the yard
work news to the boys.
Of course, neither Scott nor Robby are particularly ecstatic about my slipping yard work into the plans. The pair have been looking forward to spending the week watching television, eating snacks in bed and playing computer games wearing nothing but their underwear. Yesterday I ruined their underwear-only initiative by insisting that they put on pants so that we could all go outside for awhile. After a lovely bike ride through the neighborhood with a happy Hamlet in tow, I ruined Robby and Scott's lazy day aspirations by requesting help picking up sticks.
It wasn't long before they realized that this Spring Break was not going to be a gluttonous electronic binging fest. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be elevated to public enemy number one when the 10 cubic yards of mulch is delivered on Tuesday. I'm not going to be a complete tyrant about working during vacation, but I am going to make sure that at least a chunk gets crossed off of our family to-do list!
Of course, neither Scott nor Robby are particularly ecstatic about my slipping yard work into the plans. The pair have been looking forward to spending the week watching television, eating snacks in bed and playing computer games wearing nothing but their underwear. Yesterday I ruined their underwear-only initiative by insisting that they put on pants so that we could all go outside for awhile. After a lovely bike ride through the neighborhood with a happy Hamlet in tow, I ruined Robby and Scott's lazy day aspirations by requesting help picking up sticks.
It wasn't long before they realized that this Spring Break was not going to be a gluttonous electronic binging fest. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be elevated to public enemy number one when the 10 cubic yards of mulch is delivered on Tuesday. I'm not going to be a complete tyrant about working during vacation, but I am going to make sure that at least a chunk gets crossed off of our family to-do list!
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