Holiday Play

The indisputable best part of working in a school is having school breaks. Having two weeks off over the holidays is fabulous, especially with so many family members in town!

One night, we had a family girls' dinner at Fire by the Monon. It was a new restaurant to all of us, and we had a great time talking the night away. I'm grateful to have reliable, loving people in my life who are a wonderful support. We missed Dominika, who was with some of her relatives. It was especially nice to spend some time with Alisha to get to know her better.

The night before New Year's Eve, I kidnapped Cooper and Campbell and brought them to my house for a sleepover. We ate ice cream and watched a movie before bed, then ate pancakes in the morning and played games. I've missed living with them, so it was fun to have some special time with them at my house.

Good thing six-year-olds don't mind sleeping on the floor.

I tried to make them C-shaped pancakes for breakfast, but it was harder than I'd expected. I need a griddle. Sure, I'll blame it on my pan.

I was going to work out the next morning, but then I found out that neither of them had seen Aladdin, so we had to fix that ASAP. Obviously. Priorities.