Paradoxically, now that Winter Break has actually started, the anxiety level around here seems to have ratcheted up instead of down. In this house, we're getting organized and packed to drive to Buffalo tomorrow, and even though there are just a few more packages to wrap and the shopping, baking, decorating, and cleaning are done, the vibe has shifted from festive to fraught.
It's as if, now that school is out, the holiday just got real for all the educators out there whose attention was focused on trying to hold everything together one last week. In a twist on the winter solstice, the longest week of the year is followed by what seems to be the shortest of holiday lead times.
My theory was only confirmed when Treat texted me from his school this afternoon. I made it to winter break! he wrote. There was a pause, and then he added, I can't believe Christmas is only 5 days away.
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