Last day of school

So here I sit. In a quiet classroom, listening to my Christmas CD. Why is it that the end of holidays seems so sad? Yet it does. Funny how saying goodbye to my kids today felt like the end of Christmas.

They were so good today! And cute too. They all wore their pajamas and slippers to school. "Why?" you might ask. "To take a ride on the Polar Express, of course!" would be the answer. They sat in chairs arranged to be like train seats, drank hot chocolate, and ate cookies while watching the movie about a boy who takes a magical train ride to the North Pole. It's amazing how contagious children's laughter is. I firmly believe that you should be required to watch children's movies with children. They help adults see humor in scenes where none seems to exist. I laughed all the way through a movie I never thought was particularly funny! Not that this idea is particularly novel - isn't that how "Peter Pan" came to be so successful (cited reference: "Finding Neverland")?

Well, I must not procrastinate any longer. I have desks to clean and decorations to remove. I hope you all have a very merry Christmas!