Monday Musings

Spring Break is here! It is the week that we long for throughout the long months of January and February. It is the week we count down the days to. It is the week that makes us think we can hardly survive until it arrives.


It is the week that flies by so quickly it leaves us all a little depressed when it is over.


It's only Monday evening, but here is what I know about Spring Break so far...


1. If a bracket is going to fall off your son's braces, it will do so on the first weekend of Spring Break. When you call the orthodontist's office at 8:00 a.m. on Monday morning, you will discover that your orthodontist also believes in Spring Break. Gone for the entire week.


2. When your orthodontist is out for the entire week, your family is now on a soft foods diet. This now forces the main meal planner in the household to get a little creative. Unfortunately, I am the main meal planner, and unless it has to do with education, creative is not really in my vocabulary.


3. When your family is forced to go on a soft foods diet, expect much whining and complaining from the other young family member who does not wear braces and has no current food eating issues.


4. When dealing with the constant whining and complaining, take deep breaths, remember that you got to sleep in longer than usual this morning, and immediately load the children up in the car when your friend suggests you come over and go on a Dairy Queen run.

5. When you are at Dairy Queen, be prepared to be frustrated at your child when you order him a $3.00 blizzard and he only eats three bites.

6. When you are busy feeling frustrated, take a moment to remember the victims in Japan, the cizitens of Libya, and the hungry and homeless all over the world. Immediate attitude change will most likely occur.

It's amazing how quickly I can refocus if I really stop and think. Here's hoping for a Spring Break with proper focus!