Dear Friends,
I know this is a long, very looooooooong posting! Well, it’s the Holiday Special! Read along while the students are partying or washing the desks (what else do you have to do, today?!)
“Bonnes Vacances!” What a beautiful phrase for a school teacher! I bet it sounds melodious in any language.
For the next 17 days, I will be grateful for many, many blessings.
Tomorrow, I’ll be grateful for “having cause” to run around taking care of last minute details, wait in long lineups, shop, curse, go to the bank machine, look at my balance and curse some more!
Come Christmas Day, I will be glad to cook, clean and pick up after my sons and granddaughters. A few times a year I can do it with a big smile and a loving heart full of joy! Even if the ex-factor (does ex come from expired?) the father of the kids is present!
Then I’ll be glad to let my “biological clock” do the awakening! I’ll be grateful to be able to stay up late and watch a movie without getting anxious about the passage of time. I’ll also be happy to run my errands on slow motion, grateful that I can drop out of the “race against time,” for a while.
On the 31st of December, I will be grateful for "all inclusive" packages under the sun! With Midnight Kiss running out of the picture, I'll be very happy to be amongst strangers from all over the world on New Year’s Eve. Since I’ll be sipping a double Mojito and smoking a Cohiba, my lips will be sealed, anyway!
Come January 01, 2012, I will be grateful for yet another “first” biting the dust, appreciating the concepts of hope, new resolutions, best wishes and intentions!
Upon my return, I will be happy to be home, safe and sound, enjoying the amenities of the free world. I shall recycle my pre-departure blessings!
On the 8th of January, once again, I’ll set my alarm, pack a lunch and rush to bed at 10 pm. Of course, I will have a "pang" somewhere in my body. But, once I turn off the lights and count my blessings, I’ll admit; LIFE IS GOOD!
PS. If at any given time “life” decides to interfere with my plans, I will adopt the “It can be worse!” mentality and carry on! I suggest you do the same!
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