Fall Break

It's fall break, no school, no schedules, no getting up early so there are later curfews...
Yeah, we wish. Oh yeah, it's fall break, however Casey still has football practice every day from 9 ~ 2. So, he needs to be up by 8 a.m., but at least he drives himself.
Charlie has a wrestling clinic from 4:30 ~ 9. It's only for Monday and Tuesday. The boys have 'teen' church on Wednesday evening.
That gives us, maybe, a couple of hours 'together' through the week until Friday, when both the boys are free. The State Fair of Texas is going this week, so that's an option for Friday.
I guess the days of vacations during school breaks are gone. There are always the Perfomance Courses (sport clinics) that go through the entire summer. Mark's busy time is through the summer anyway, so we can never go on our 'family' vacations through the summers, but the boys and I try to get away for a few days at a time when possible.
Football always has mandatory practice during breaks until football season is over. This is our first year with a kid in wrestling, and wrestling will be during our winter break.
This puts a real cramp in our family vacations. Yeah, it's cheaper...but I still miss them. Guess it's just a sign of things to come. Casey will be a senior next year, then off to college in `07. Charlie graduates in `09. How did this happen, where did the time go? I remember a time when my 'empty nest' couldn't happen soon enough. Yes, I remember...because it was last night.