Winter Break!

Ah, winter break. My least favorite time of the year. I honestly feel like the teachers devised a week off in the dead of winter as a form of punishment for the parents. There's nothing like a group of kids stuck inside a house for hours at a time to give you perspective.

Thankfully, my break crew sprang into action once again. Parents helping other parents by taking their kids for a day here or there, so we can all get through it together. I started my week on Monday by taking my friend Angela's son David, along with my three for the day. After a morning of wii, air hockey and nerf battles, we went out to lunch and visited Barnes and Noble for some books.

On Tuesday, Aidan and Brennan were off to David's house while Griffin went to preschool. (God bless all round pre-k that doesn't observe breaks.) They spent the day bowling and eating chicken wings.

On Wednesday, Aidan and Brennan were off to my dear friends Christine and Dylan's house to play. Christine had to work, so Dylan took on Daddy Daycare and entertained the kiddies with wii and burritos at Moe's.

On Thursday, Chris's aunt took the boys for a half day until Chris took over.

And now, we are at Friday, the last day of the winter break. I will entertain six kids at my home for the duration of the day. I am armed with balloons, paper plate crafts, mini pudding pies and a whole lot of patience.

I can also guarantee I will drink wine tonight. Yes, that is a certainty.