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A brief respite

With the Holidays just around the corner, I am ready for a break. Not just a break from the Holidays, but from everything. I am looking forward to no activities for a few weeks. We really wanted to keep the kids busy, but at some point the insanity must stop.

I was talking to my friend, Shelly today about the chaos. She said that she was worried most about all of the homework when her daughter starts school. Homework. What can I say? It goes in ups and downs and right now we are at the apex.

AE has two tests tomorrow, one is for social studies. AE and I briefly went through the study guide this morning and there were some things that I hadn't heard of. Shelly asked for an example.

"Like ford," I told her.

"Oh, fjord. You know what a fjord is," Shelly replied.

"Not fjord like Norway fjord. A FORD, like not a Chevy or a Dodge,"I stated.

"What the heck is a ford?" Shelly asked.

"That's what I was wondering. It says here it is a shallow place in the water where you can cross."

Shelly added, "Really? Ford. Never heard of it. Huh. We even graduated from college and they gave us a diploma and everything."

I wonder, does everyone else know what a ford is except Shelly and me? If so, please keep it to yourself so we don't feel too bad about our vocabulary and geography skills.

Like I said, I am ready for a break.

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