Minimum Day...

Yesterday was the end of a very long 2nd quarter. It was also minimum day, and the timing couldn't have been better. My kids are tired. I'm tired too. So much so that I find myself speaking slower, and struggling to find my words. We all needed a break, and even though it was only 3 hours, it was really nice.

Each one of my kids had a birthday party to attend. The boys were invited to Game On, a very cool video game place that has enough chairs and monitors for all the boys to play at once. They ate pizza and cake and played to their hearts content. The girls were invited to Bobbi's birthday celebration lunch at Jerry's Hot Dogs and then across the way to Swirlz for frozen yogurt. They played hide-n-seek afterward outside and then, at the suggestion of one of the Dads, they tried to see if they could all pile into the back of Mr. Thompsons' SUV (10 girls sardined in there-it was hilarious!)

For me, this day was a break as well because I got to leave work early! I spent the entire three hours split between the two parties, having a grand time chatting with the boy moms, and then the girl moms. One said to me, "You get the best of both worlds!" Yes, indeed I am doubly blessed.