Friday was my last day as a teacher and I figured it would take me until August to feel like I was done working.  Then today appeared and showed me that the feeling of being “done” happens now.

Today we ate breakfast in our pajamas.  We destroyed the house playing.  We explored the backyard.  We went on the slowest walk in the history of walks (the 1 year old decided she would walk the entire way by herself).

Nothing that hasn’t happened before but in my mind things have changed.  I’m not trying to carve out time for teaching prep for the next school year.  I’m not constantly trying to slow down time because each week means we’re closer to going back to work and daycare.

I loved work.  We loved daycare.

Now we’re all happy for something new.

Today I’ll greet Monday with a huge, optimistic smile.

Haha.  Wasn’t that like the cutest post ever?  The 1 year old slept a lot today which let me play internet more than usual.  She slept a lot then spiked a fever.  Thus, the reason for the sleeping.   Starting around lunchtime my son started telling me he missed his grandma (who normally would be watching them today).   He made up for it by taking a nap, which we battled over for about an hour.

Still smiling, still optimistic.  Totally exhausted.