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Happy New Year! It was a slow moving day, we were trying to relax as today is our last day of winter break. In all my years of teaching I don't ever remember going back to school on January 2. But, it is what it is and we have no control over the calendar so I figure why stress about it?!

Dad was at work today so I was out numbered. So much for a relaxing end to our break. Chelsea locked the dog in our bedroom while I was washing dishes and sure enough, he peed - right in the middle of the bedroom underneath our king sized bed! Since I'm no spring chicken, my sweet boy wiggled himself under the bed and cleaned up for me. Chelsea was sent to her room - where she managed to create artwork with a red sharpie. Her canvases included a cabbage patch doll, plastic baggies, and the message board that hangs on her door. While Chelsea was up to no good, Logan re-focused on his Star Wars Lego creation. By about 5:00 though I heard screaming from his room. One would think there was a hurt child in the house but it was just Logan. He had hit his frustration point. Instead of taking a break, he kept going back to it, working so hard through all the tears. I finally decided we needed to get out of the house, so we walked to the grocery store.

After dinner, Chelsea and I got our showers out of the way. She of course finished before me and hopped out, dried off and got her pj's on by herself. When I finished I came out to check on her only to find she had finished off the 1/2 full bottle of apple juice in the fridge! When I asked her about it she showed me she had hidden her cup behind the couch. At least she used a cup!

So our night ended with this little foot licker. No shame this one.

And even with all of the chaos we managed to fit in a romp in the snow, a couple of rounds of Just Dance 3, UNO, and even Finding Nemo. I'm guessing 2013 won't be any less exciting than 2012!

Happy New Year!