My children are young enough that I remember what it was like to go away and be able to call it a vacation.

These days I need a vacation by myself AFTER we all get back.

Except I’d get home to a wrecked house and then spend the next month putting it back in order.

While I am certainly appreciative of getting away to our favorite beach spot with my family…

It’s WORK.

Packing

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Unloading

Packing back up

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Unloading

Unpacking

and…

Living with twenty pounds of sand for the next year

Does that about cover it?

Where are y’all going on vacation this year? Anyone taking along ten workers to do the heavy lifting?

Sigh.

Another summer.

Another few months spent playing video games.

And watching television.

Another summer of hearing “there’s nothing to do”.

For goodness sake – can’t these children just learn to entertain THEMSELVES?

I have to do everything around here.

And while we’re at it can we get some personality over here please?

Some expression… something????

Well, just one question really.

Is it considered taking the easy way out if you jog in the tractor tire tracks?