It's so fun to have an entire week off for Spring Break and not to have weather that beckons children outside and even punishes them if they DO venture out! Well, such was the case around the Preston School District April 4-8. By Friday, when we awoke to yet another storm, I was about to go bananas! During our morning paper route, the D.J. on the radio relayed the bleak weather forecast and then cheerfully added, "Merry Christmas!" Suddenly I had a stroke of genius! It was so close to Christ's REAL birthday! Why not celebrate? It didn't take much to talk the kids into celebrating April Christmas. They drew names and we went to town so they could buy gifts for each other, we made Christmas candy (English Toffee), listened to Christmas music all day, ate our traditional Christmas Eve dinner and even took a secret treat to some neighbors.
Santa's helper came in the night and filled our stockings too! What fun! And best of all- at least for that day-it made the snow seem like a welcome guest instead of just another bad trick to foul up our Spring Break!
Spring Break wouldn't have been a complete bust even if we hadn't thought of celebrating April Christmas. (We did get to ride the bus to Hyrum to see my sister Sharlee and play with cousins all day Wednesday and then met them again the next day in Logan for Baby Animal Days at a historic farm there. We got rained & snowed out, but found shelter back at Sharlee's and played some more, ate the lunches we'd packed, had hot chocolate and watched movies until the storm passed. We went to dinner with Jeff and to "Hop" at the movie theater too.) But, as it happened, I believe it turned out to be our most memorable Spring Breaks yet!
You're not the only genius. I had the thought too, you know. BUT you should be named Mother of the Year for actually carrying out the idea and going to all the effort--especially when you didn't even have hot water in the house!!! I hope your kids know how blessed they are. Love you! (And, by the by, did I tell you that I got your text? It made my day.)
ReplyDeleteKimi! That is the kind of parent I only have a hope of being:) Your kids are so lucky to have you -- Mother of the Year FOR SURE! I'll have to remember this one -- it's such a great idea!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a cute mom you are. Our spring break must have been the same time as yours because ours was white too, plus Noah was sick. Celebrating Christmas surely would have brightened his spirits and mine. What a good idea!
ReplyDeleteI've thought of doing that several times, but am too worried that my children would start to want to do Christmas once/month. And, unlike you, I'm really cheap. And broke.
ReplyDeleteAnd, apparently, mean. Cause what fun! Wow, Kimi. Would you adopt my kids?
what a fun idea Kimi. I'm so glad I found your blog! Where have I been? :-) Sandra
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