It's finally here. The first week of a few days off from teaching. I'm not sure who - in their infinite wisdom - decided the teaching schedule for the last several years, but they have really done a number on teacher "down" time. Since school started, we haven't had one single day off. And then we teach for three weeks and have two weeks off. Then we go four months - well, three and 1/2 months with only one day off (MLK Day).
I'm looking forward to not teaching on Thursday and Friday, but to be honest, this is going to be a difficult week. Mom's first "holiday" in the nursing home - and we have no idea how we are going to cope with it. The "easy" part will be cooking Thanksgiving dinner - thought I've never done it before. Yes, I've cooked for Christmas, but then I had a couple three days to prepare for that. This year, I have 1/2 day off - well, by the time I hit NN it will be dinner time on Wed, if I am lucky, and then I will cook a Thanksgiving dinner for five people. It might as well be for one or for 20, by the time you do all the stuff for the meal, the easy part is setting the table.
This year, however, will not be easy without Mom. I miss her. I know Dad and Judy do too, and that is harder than anything.
Maybe - just maybe - we can bring her home one day for a meal. Wouldn't that be lovely?
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