[joelsgirl]

We have a week long break after the first and third quarters, as well as a long break for Christmas at the end of the 2nd quarter and summer break at the end of the fourth quarter. I think it is so logical to do breaks at those times, and I don't understand why all school districts don't do it that way. As a teacher, it seems really dumb to have a week long break during the quarter. It takes so much momentum to get back into a routine for me.

This year, though, my husband had a work trip the first half of our spring break, so we just went to the beach for the day with some friends who were camping. Ari, my 9 year old, is a fish and would never come out of the water if we'd let her. The boys hate the beach (blame it on growing up on an island!), but they were troopers and swam and snorkeled and we all had fun.