Spring Breakdown

Today starts Spring Break for the Madison school system, which starts every stay-at-home parents nightmare. Spring Break reminds me of summers when we used to live in DC, the tourists would crowd the Metro, downtown restaurants and be randomly wandering into the streets completely oblivious to residents who lived there and were attempting to drive home since they couldn't get the Metro.

So today, forgetting that it was Spring Break, I attempted to go to library where there were hoards of kids waiting for a magic show. These children were accompanied by the unfortunate people enlisted to be the primary caretaker on the week where day care cannot be found for any child in Madison. Dads, grandparents, single friends looking for an excuse for a day off all towing children that looked like the were dressed in a hurricane. Backwards clothing, uncombed hair and a lost and dazed expression identified these children as they crowded all the walkways and reading rooms of the library to the point where I was tripping more than I was walking.

So Olivia and I will hunker down this week and ride out the storm, and next week resume enjoying the benefits of being a year-round resident.