Exhale...

Could the words Spring Break mean anymore than they do on the Friday before it begins?  Today, as I waved goodbye to the students aboard the cheery yellow school buses, I could feel my level of anticipation rise.

Like most days as an Assistant Principal in a middle school, today I was fully engrossed in the reactive mode, dealing with every problem that was tossed my way, and there were quite a few:  missing children, videos of my youngsters slap fighting in a bathroom, finding enough rooms for next year's students...my head was spinning, as was the door to my office.

But, at 2:30, I began to feel hopeful that the endless day would end and that I might leave school slightly earlier than usual.  As I waved the buses on, and turned back to the school building a weight lifted from my shoulders and I practically skipped inside.

I love the students at Jefferson - truly - and I look forward to seeing them again in ten days or so...but for right now, I'm delighted to have a little time on my own!  Enjoy yours too!