Where I live on the East Coast, a record December snow has closed schools and just about everything else. But since I work at home, and spend my days interacting with folks in sunnier regions, I can't really justify a snow day. (This is perhaps one of the few downsides of telecommuting.)
I'd love to just dig in and coast toward Christmas, but this is, in fact, this is one of my busiest weeks of the year. At least, this
Seems like Christmas break just ended and spring break is not that far off, yet many parents must plan for a winter break too. Often in February, the week-long school holiday in many districts means another week of figuring out child care. At this time of year--with
'Tis the season for school holidays. This week, Martin Luther King Day, next month there's Presidents Day. And any number of teacher in-service days and local school holidays may be on your calendar. What's a work-at-home mom to do?
If you have a child in school, even if you still have little ones at home, school holidays can present a problem. If you can plan to take the day off, great, problem solved. And you've got a holiday yourself. But somehow it often doesn't work out that way.
School holidays have some advantages over snow days and
The Christmas music in stores may disappear on December 26, but it's still Christmas in our house. Toys are still scattered around the tree, and we're still munching on all the holiday food. This is one of my favorite times of year -- Christmas vacation after Christmas. The kids are content and busy, and there's little need to impose structure (like I do during summer vacation). Though, sometimes I do have to encourage them to get dressed. Usually the kids take breaks from the new toys and fall back into the routine of the inde...
Ah, snow days, hot chocolate, sledding, family game time and cabin fever!
Whether you telecommute on a snow day because you can't get to the office or you always work at home, being snowed in loses its charm after a while.
We're pretty close to that point in our house. I've never seen the kids root against a school snow day until today. But it's too late. Tomorrow's school day was ...
Ah, spring! It has its highs--budding crocuses, returning robins and open windows--as well as its lows--rain, allergies and taxes. I'm never sure how I feel about spring. Like the weather, my feelings change from day to day.
These days my focus is planning our family's spring break, which is right around the corner. Both my my husband and I are...
