Vacation over, going back to work!

Today marks the end of our Christmas vacation. It's been fantastic sleeping in and hanging around the house with Carey and the girls. We spent a lot of hours cleaning out the girls' toys and other meaningless crap (like those dumb toys that come with kids' meals) and it feels great! We did a great job organizing the toys into bins and labeled them with my handy dandy label maker. The job is not done, for sure, but we put a big dent into my quest to get more organized. Next up: cleaning out and organizing the garage (once that *#&$*# sailboat gets outta there!)

I have a very positive attitude about going back to work. I am very blessed and lucky to have the job I have. So many people in America lost their jobs due to the downturn in the economy and are really hurting for work and suffering financially. I have a great job teaching second graders, working part-time, have an awesome job-share partner, and have my mom to watch my kids while I'm working. I still have time to volunteer at the girls' school and do errands, go to Disneyland and the park. I am so thankful! So that's why I am going to have a smile on my face tomorrow when I return to work after a great, restful vacation!