Lesson 29:
Taking a break is a really good thing.
Fall Break was this past week for us. We had a wonderful time. We didn't do anything spectacular - no big trip out of town or a visit to the zoo. We went to two really fun parks near by that we have not played at for a long time and ate lunch there with friends. The children all played for several hours and had a great time. Christian has become quite the snake finder and even found a little snake to play with at one park. I love how he shared his find with his little brother.
We slept in every morning (7am! and even 8 one day!) We had waffles for breakfast and ate lunch outside. The weather was AMAZING - between 65 and 80 degrees every day. We raked leaves and made leaf crafts. Madeline made me this awesome garland for the mantel.
I let go of expectations and didn't mention schoolwork once. We had a movie night and stayed up late eating popcorn. Kurt took the the children one night to the local stadium to watch a huge marching band competition. We did a little cleaning and re-organizing of bedrooms and did art in the basement. We learned how to make yo-yo's and created huge bubbles in the front yard and painted the sidewalk with soapy water. We picked more veggies from the garden (at the end of October in Colorado - I still can't get over this!).
It was a great week. After sending the big kids back to school monday morning (on time and ready to go!) I felt ready to tackle all that needs to happen in the next three weeks before baby girl is born. I can't wait to show you how my HUGE kitchen project is turning out (because that will mean that I am finally FINISHED with it).
Sometimes it doesn't seem logical to take a break and I often feel like I CAN'T because there is always so much to be done. Yet it is necessary, rejuvinating. Not too much of a break; I can't just let things go completely - but all work and no play makes for an unhappy Mom and stressed out home. So take a break when you need it - then get back at it!
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Taking a break is a really good thing.
Fall Break was this past week for us. We had a wonderful time. We didn't do anything spectacular - no big trip out of town or a visit to the zoo. We went to two really fun parks near by that we have not played at for a long time and ate lunch there with friends. The children all played for several hours and had a great time. Christian has become quite the snake finder and even found a little snake to play with at one park. I love how he shared his find with his little brother.
We slept in every morning (7am! and even 8 one day!) We had waffles for breakfast and ate lunch outside. The weather was AMAZING - between 65 and 80 degrees every day. We raked leaves and made leaf crafts. Madeline made me this awesome garland for the mantel.
I let go of expectations and didn't mention schoolwork once. We had a movie night and stayed up late eating popcorn. Kurt took the the children one night to the local stadium to watch a huge marching band competition. We did a little cleaning and re-organizing of bedrooms and did art in the basement. We learned how to make yo-yo's and created huge bubbles in the front yard and painted the sidewalk with soapy water. We picked more veggies from the garden (at the end of October in Colorado - I still can't get over this!).
It was a great week. After sending the big kids back to school monday morning (on time and ready to go!) I felt ready to tackle all that needs to happen in the next three weeks before baby girl is born. I can't wait to show you how my HUGE kitchen project is turning out (because that will mean that I am finally FINISHED with it).
Sometimes it doesn't seem logical to take a break and I often feel like I CAN'T because there is always so much to be done. Yet it is necessary, rejuvinating. Not too much of a break; I can't just let things go completely - but all work and no play makes for an unhappy Mom and stressed out home. So take a break when you need it - then get back at it!
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sounds like everything a real break is to me! yeah for beautiful fall weather and super fun activities as a family...
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