Dec. 19, 2006
Let's Just Call it a Year!
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I've been trying to figure out when to begin Christmas break. Am I the only one who's going to just go ahead and surrender and declare winter break? I have some fun things that I printed out that are holiday related and some crafts that I want to do with the boys. I remember when my children were in public school....they didn't do much other than 'fun' stuff that week before Christmas break (or rather "Winter Break"...not allowed to use the word "Christmas" in pulic schools anymore...what is this world coming to?) I often ask myself why I'm expecting so much when the public schools aren't doing much this week....but then I remind myself that I don't want to mimic the mold of public school. My goal is not to replicate 'school' at home, but to give them something better and of greater value. I do believe that it is more valuable for them to have a mother who is willing to set aside the books (which none of our hearts are into right now), and remember the face of Christmas through children's eyes. We can't go back in time and experience that wonder and magic of Christmas as we saw it then, but we do have an opportunity to re-live it through our children's eyes...which really is so much more fulfilling. So, away with the books and maps and all that resembles 'school'. That'll still be there waiting for us come January....but my children...well, they'll only be 11, 8 and 4 for Christmas - this one year. I can't bottle it up and experience it later; this moment in time will never come back around. So I'm callin' it a year and I'm going to seek out that sparkle in their eyes and try to remember -- and -- allow my boys to teach me something instead of the other way around for a while. |