Playing Hooky
If you’ve met me in real life, you probably already know this, but I’m a total rule follower. It doesn’t bode well for my creative side, but it’s true. For the most part, although I wish I was Angela Chase from My So Called Life, let’s face it, I’m really Sharon. Yes, Sharon. The horrible ex-best friend of Angela who follows all the rules and doesn’t understand Angela’s disobedient streak. Ugh, that’s almost worse than admitting of all the characters on Friends, I most identify with Monica. In fact, the husband used to call me Monica when we were dating. Super uptight and extremely nerdy…that’s my M.O.
But right now I’m fighting ever rule follower bone in my body and I’m staying an extra day in my hometown instead of heading back to the big city for a regular Monday. Yes, Lu has school. Yes, I should probably be working. But instead I’m going to spend my Monday looking for cool rocks on the farm and playing on the swingset. We are camping out in our hometown, and I couldn’t be happier. So I’m calling us all in sick today. The flu is going around you know…we probably have it (knock on wood). My cure is going to be a few more hours teaching my girl how to ice skate at the rink where her father and I met, sledding down hills in a plastic swimming pool, attending very formal tea parties in the living room, eating way too much homemade fried chicken and taking 2.3 naps per day. The real world will still be there on Tuesday, right?
Right.
Yes! Enjoy it!
Oh, we did… probably too much! But it was so, so worth it.
I am so glad you got to have a fun day! Sometimes that is the best taking a day off, and well needed! I was cracking up that you are always following rules! You described it so great! I think that is actually are really great quality! Shows you are dependable 🙂 Sometimes though its fun to break the rules! I remember once when my mom let me stay home from school! One of my favorite memories with her 🙂
My daughter was over the moon that she got to miss school. She’s a creative little thing and already (in first grade) struggles with the monotony of our public school schedule. Spending a day at the farm talking to horses, looking for turtle shells, painting and finding cool rocks was just as educational, I think! Thanks for commenting, doll! 🙂
Nice! Did you show Lu some of your moves? “Toe-pick!”
Of course I did! She was not impressed 🙂 And my feet hurt like crazy afterward since I had to skate backwards the entire time!