Spring Break Take Two and Miss A's Take On Her Future

Miss A has been enjoying her Spring Break so far. She's hung out in Jammies each morning to the latest possible moment. In fact on Monday, my husband asked if she would dressed by the time he got home from work. Really! Of course, she wanted to take a bath with her new "Easter Froggy Bath Toys" and play at the park before picking up Miss M. She has priorities people.

We have already accomplished a few things on her Spring Break Check List.

• Went shopping at the Mall with her cousin on Good Friday. Of course, the trip also included lunch at Burger King, but it was the shopping at the Mall that was a must do.
• Played lots and lots of time in her room with American Girl Dolls, Barbies and the like. She's tried each day after school to get her sister involved in the fun, too.
• We've cleaned her room as well and, yes, she was in her Jammies as I promised she could be. OK, maybe this wasn't on Miss A's list to do, but the Jammie part was all her idea.
• Had lunch out and went to the library. In fact, we hit the Library twice and once even included Story Time.
• Started her gymnastics class at the Community Center. She was so excited for this new adventure. In fact, she even has a potential husband in the class.

No kidding. One little boy ran up to his mother in the middle of tumbling and told her that he is going to "marry that girl in the pink leotard." When asked if he knew her name, he said "not yet, but I plan to once she grows up a little and puts her glasses and flip flops back on."

Lets just say he's a little too young for her, but it's nice to have a proposal in our back pocket before Kindergarten.

• Finally, today, we are going Bowling with a friend and our cousin and her friend. Yes, you must say it in this precise order as this is how Miss A keeps saying it over and over again.

"On Thursday I'm going Bowling with T and Miss N and Miss N's Friend, It's Going to Be Great." Thursday is the day after Wednesday and the day before Friday. At least that's what she keeps telling me over and over again.

Just in case you don't think Miss A is a planner, here are Miss A's plans for her future.

• At 12: Play Soccer for the Jr High School;
• At 13: Get a Cell Phone;
• At 14: Play in the band-or form her own band like Francesca Battistelli
• At 15: Become a Cheerleader.
• At 16 DRIVE A CAR. (in caps because that's how she speaks.)
• At 18: Go to College and Play Volleyball for the University.
• At 22: Become a Nurse at Children's Hospital.

At this point her plans get fuzzy. She and Miss M are still planning on working together as Nurses and having a pink convertible for the summer, but the "city" is still open for negotiation. Finally, she's going to be a stay at home mom like me, but with less laundry and more trips to Disneyland because that's what her children will like the most.

She's got a few more years to plan, but it's nice to see someone with "Real" Goals. To think, her brother just wants to be an aeronautical engineer and survive running those hundreds of miles each day at Track Practice!