Shhhh…listen. Hear that?
It’s the sound of children. In school. For another five minutes.
Any second now, the bus will pull up. The door will slam. My son will demand a snack. My daughter will come in and ask if she can go skating tonight. My son will demand to know why he can’t go skating if she can…and so on.
Nine days. February vacation lasts for nine days. I have nothing planned to do, primarily because everything costs money that we don’t have. We might be able to go to the zoo, since our membership hasn’t expired. It’ s possible we could take the little guy to the Children’s Museum, where we also have a membership–though it tends to cater to the 6 and under set, and is pure torture for the 11-year-old. The 9-year-old is still young enough to enjoy building something with the blocks for a few minutes. But mostly…zzzzz.
And typically, we come home with a viral souvenir of our visit. About a week after we go, we come down with a cold, stomach bug or other illness. So it’s not my favorite place.
I might take them to Slater Mill, where I work. It would be free and I could tour them around and let them touch and see things that regular school children can’t.
What are you planning to do during vacation?
