Spring....WHAT?

It somehow happened.

I guess when you are literally flat on your back for 5 full days it is bound to happen. You tend to forget things. You intentionally do not listen to other things and then suddenly someone says something that ultimately smacks you across the face and makes you wonder where the heck time went.

This happened Wednesday night. At dinner. Which consisted of Sour patch kids and maybe Skittles.... I am still kinda fuzzy on it all. I do however, remember, and way too clearly, Brinkley blurting out...."We have a half day tomorrow. It is conferences." "Wait...what? Are these the conferences for kids that are not getting it... what are they called?" "Conferences mom." "NO, what kind? Do I have to go or what?" My kids are looking at me like I am 100% alien now. Then, yeah, then she throws out to me, "and Mrs. Mendoza said we are gonna be done after Friday!" "Done with what?" "School."

What the heck? How in the world did I miss the fact that my kids are now on Spring Break? And to top it all off, I did not plan one single thing. Woohoo I am now the mom of the decade, let me tell you.

So here we go......... Spring is Sprung'n.... and I have no desire to be inside. Chores are gonna still be there when the day is done..... and everything else can wait. The sun is out, the hoses are on, the water fights have started, football practice is every night, the breeze is blowing, I just watched my 10 year old beat his Daddy in a Crossfit workout, I planted awesome purple ice plant in our yard, the mailman just came..... all is right in our little part of the neighborhood.

So, now I must figure out how we will work some Spring fun into the next two weeks.

For now, I am liking sitting outside, watching Brinkley and Baylee marvel at the two new members of our neighborhood who just recently hatched. We joked how, just a few days ago, momma hummingbird was dive bombing us as we got way too close to her babies in the nest in front of Miss Becky's house. I am amazed at how tiny these little babies are. The nest is no bigger than a jewelry ring box. All the kids are being so incredibly careful not to touch the tree and just to look at the babies. Simply amazing!!!! So, we will be spending the majority of our break going to football practice, scrimmages and games, all the while, watching this, not-so-little guy of mine, do his most favorite thing. He made weight today, so he is caught in a catch 22. We thought he was going to be at a, "line only," weight but he lost almost 9 pounds this week and can play any position, preferably quarterback, but we will see how it all pans out this week. I just enjoy watching him get hit... or I guess I should say... watching the other boys hit him while he stands there like nothing at all even happened. I almost feel sorry for the little guys that drill with him and get punished for side stepping when he is coming at them full speed for a tackle.

What happened to my baby?

I am caught off guard some days when I look at how grown up he looks.

It's gonna be a good, good two and a half weeks.

De Anna