Presidents’ Day Break
Our school district had an extended long weekend every year for Presidents’ Day. They’d have a half day on Friday, Monday off for the holiday and then they would add Tuesday as a bonus day. They called it winter break (not to be confused with the holiday break in December). Mikey wrote one journal entry at the end of the break, but I ‘broke’ it up so we could write about each part of the fun.
See what I did there? Wink…’breaking’ up the journal entry on school break. Yeah, not great. It’s possible i need more coffee.
Of course, we spent the afternoon at sky zone on the first half day of break. Before we had a trampoline in our backyard, we were often at our local trampoline park. It was a great way to get out our wiggles before we settled in for a cozy night at home.
Winter break, off to a jumpin’ start!
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Erica Mauro is a mom to two teenage boys, Will who is neurotypical and Michael with Autism and cognitive delays. She holds a BA in Psychology from Colgate University and a Masters of Psychology in Education from Columbia Teacher’s College. Before staying home with her children, she worked as an elementary school teacher. For five years, she served on the Board of Directors of the Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation, a charity dedicated to enriching the lives of children with special needs. In partnership with her husband Dave, she aspires to parent by using daily life as an opportunity for therapeutic intervention, seizing on real experiences as opportunities to build skills and strategies for Michael in a joyful, loving home environment. On the tougher early days, she just tried to get everyone safely to bedtime and start fresh in the morning. *wink* 
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