It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year….
September 10, 2009 – 4:48 pmAre you the man from the Staples commercial this week? You know the one, where they play that famous Christmas tune in the background while the dad gleefully shops for school supplies and is shadowed by two sullen children. Well that is me, for sure!
Yes, folks it’s back to school in all its glory! It’s a special time for us work at home moms…that warm, snuggly feeling we get as we watch the children board the bus…the quiet we experience during the day so we can actually use our brains for work. There’s nothing like it.
While most of the country is celebrating “back to school” this week, I’ve been treated to two productive weeks of back to school down here in South Florida. It’s every thing I remembered and more. The bedtimes, the quiet during the workday, the general exhaustion from the kids after a day of learning; it’s all back and better than ever.
Even though my kids go to camp during the summer they still would return home every day with that summer zombie look. You know the look. The one where they can’t hear you yell “fire” while they are watching TV or their tendency to use their outdoor voice while indoors. All the school year taboos are broken during the summer, but no more.
So as I bask in the glory that is “the school year,” I would love to hear some of those special back to school stories from our readers. I know you want to share the moment you actually completed an hour work without having to stop and ground someone or clean up a tower of Lego’s.
Go ahead…spread the love….
Gina Ragusa is a freelance writer and mom from sunny (and sometimes not) South Florida. Her 15 year experience ranges from writing about banking to tattoo parlors.
2 Responses to “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year….”
Excellent post, Gina. I could not agree more. I love the time that I get to spend with my boys in the summer, but when they go back, I am in a state of euphoria! It is amazing how much work a WAHM can get done when we aren’t busy getting snacks every ten minutes… breaking up neighborhood squabbles…finding where the “Spongebob channel” is…and, of course, cleaning up the never ending messes!
Funny though, my kids have been back in school for only three weeks and I’m already looking forward to Christmas break!
By Tonya Nusser on Sep 16, 2009
Very good. My 3 boys just returned to school at The Christian Academy Of Indiana and this gives me much more time to work and do the things I need to pay tuition and support
By Erich Winnecke on Oct 14, 2009