My “To Do” list for the weekend is huge! There is the usual-laundry, bills, checkbook, clean, lesson plans, homework for the kids, shopping, etc-and then there’s the kid’s picture appointment tomorrow. I have so much to do that I really don’t have any business taking any down time-but I did just that today and I’m so glad I did.
This afternoon, my fellow Girl Scout Leaders and I “kidnapped” 9 of our 10 girls (and my son too!) and took them out for a surprise “night on the town”. We started off by taking them to B.J.’s for dinner. The girls really kept to themselves and enjoyed each other’s company, which was nice because it gave me the opportunity to dote on my son a bit (he doesn’t get that very often since he’s the youngest and always has to share me with his sister and my students). After a leisurely dinner, we took the group to see “Enchanted” the latest Disney movie. The movie itself was cute, with a happily ever after ending (what else would you expect?). The evening was finished with a trip to Marble Slab for ice cream-YUM!
It was very relaxing, very simple, and very quiet (completely unexpected considering we had 9 girls with us!) But I found that the entire time I was there with the kids and my friends, I didn’t once think about the long list of tasks awaiting me. It was nice to just sit back and enjoy each other’s company and not stress over all the the little things that are looming over me. I really need to find time to do this more often…it’s going to take some reprogramming of my thought processes though-I guess not everything on my list needs to be “crossed off”!
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December 25th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
We actually did the same thing with our troop that weekend. It wasn’t quite a “kidnap,” but it was mystery trip. We took a drive to Carlsbad for dinner and “Christmas on the Pecos.” It truly is nice to just forget the “laundry list” and do something that is a fun and enjoyable experience. I too, did not miss the “list,” and I didn’t think of it until the next morning. It was then that it hit me like a brick. You are right, though. We need to find time to do these types of things more often. Let me know when you figure it out!
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April 15th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I now how you feel i have a to do list and don’t finith it I know your a teacher so you’ve got to not finish your list some time!!!!!!!!
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May 5th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
I know how you feel because my dad is a math teacher andhe has a lot of papers to grade.He doesent have that mtch time to play with us.
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