Love

The little fish wanted to get swirly and silly and just have a little fun. Personally I hate the idea never mind the reality of getting on anything that is going to take me up, down and sideways really fast. I don't want to take a drive , find a parking space, stand in lines and just be bored. No thank you, this does not sound like fun. Off we go anyway ....... and you know what? Were all silly and happy in the car. We find the perfect parking space, there are no lines , its a perfect sunny evening and best of all... we are having a BLAST! Everyone around us is having a good time bonding with their little loved ones. No arguments or bad tempers, just lots of giggling happy people. A little boy is driving his father on a car track, delighted! His father has a huge grin on his face. They are loving life! Little fish and his friend are happy and relaxed and I am struck by the importance of down time with our little loved ones. Someday little fish is going to swim off to a bigger pond and he will muddle over adult things and need to keep an appointment book, watch for deadlines, and worry about a big ocean of things, but right now this precious boy is delighted to swirl and loop de loop and have silly fun. I am so blessed with the children who are a part of my life. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

I've been reading a lot about the 12 months school year debate. I certainly am not a proponent. Students and educators need time to just be children, and adults. I do not want to think about the repercussions of a year round school program. The burn out rate in education is all ready too high. One man wrote into a local paper stating his job was a piece of cake and he felt that educators should have to get real jobs like the one he had before teaching. Oh Dear!! Please tell me he's not in my system, he clearly could care less about teaching. Another woman stated her mothers' job as a nurse was a lot harder than working in a school system and we would all appreciate and complain a lot less if we had to work as hard as her mother. Is this a joke? Did she not understand the article was not about the medical field or her mother?

As long we have the summer off there will always be a place to let the schedule fall to the way side and remind us that the children in our lives are not a job that needs to be done but some of the best life has to offer!

Be Happy!