The calendar.

I have learned to appreciate calendar breaks. I am reflecting on my years in the health care industry. Each year, I would race to access the county school calendar. Why, you may ask. There was a fierce competition to secure school holidays as personal time. Those dates enabled me to spend extra time with my children doing enrichment and other fun activities. As a new teacher, I find that I still possess an excitement about the calendar. That excitement now has taken on a different meaning. I am so exhausted from the rigors associated with my GSU curriculum, my working curriculum, and my two elementary school children curriculum that my primary focus of excitement are the dates November 25, 26, & 27. The thought of sleeping in makes my heart skip a beat. I must admit that December 18th is an attractive option, but still to far away. With that said, I will continue to covet those dates in the near future and allow the passion that it generates to stimulate me to roll out of bed each morning.