Christmas Vacation

We are one day into the kid's Christmas vacation and here are my thoughts:

1. Oh My God.....there are 14 more days until they go back to school!

2. Is it normal for them to pick at each other for sport?

3. Is it normal for me to wish I was at some tropical island, getting a massage, poolside, with no kids?

4. Boredom eventually leads to near felonies...

5. Bringing your kids to the liquor store, no matter how badly you want Kahlua Mocha Peppermint,

is not a good idea.

6. Shopping carts in liquor stores are worse than bulls in china shops.

7. Being out of stock of Kahlua Mocha Peppermint is grounds for a riot.

8. Sophia Coppola cans of champagne make a decent Plan B.

9. Kids count the presents and keep score.

10. Fred the Elf is not keeping behavior in check this year.

11.  Do they make Enforcer Elfs?

12. Do manicurists make house calls?

13.  I could use a house call.....Silver  polish, please....

14. Is Super Nanny in the neighborhood?

15.  We could use a tune-up.....

16. Bribes work.

17. The Wii is only marginal entertainment with a 4 year old as a competitor.

18. I may break out yet another gingerbread house decorating kit to keep the peace.

19. Can a 4 year old master Monopoly?  Those games eat some solid time...

20. Only 4 hours til it's 5pm......cocktails!