'Tis the end of April

It's almost the end of school year! The most exciting time of the year. This year has gone by and has been another long year with some good memories. The best school year so far? I think so. It seems that each year gets better and better as time goes along. Except for the jump between 5th and 6th grade year. It was like being transported into a prison and you are completely unaware of what is happening. Anyways, we have another ERF coming up and CATS testing which is easy. Then there's Prom, the AP Final, a few days off from school, and finals. Stressful, but eventful which will make the rest of the year fly by like every end of the year.

Being a kid

Between the ages of 5 and 10, my favorite activity to do was to play video games. I'm sure almost everyone can agree with this activity. Besides going to school and doing easy homework such as multiplication tables, there was nothing better to do than to sit down and play some Nintendo 64. No COD or anything like that. Some good old James Bond on the N64 never got old. Well, until you played it for 5-10 years straight that is. Apart from playing video games watching TV was a backup plan. Sitting back and watching Rugrats or Rocket Power or Hey Arnold was the idea of having a good time. Those were the days.

Lessons

I have learned the best lesson of all over spring break..take the week off work next year when it comes around! Work = no fun. Working 8 hours a day everyday except for Wednesday proved to be anything but fun and exciting. Standing at the same position making sandwiches for 8 hours straight watching the minute hand drag by on the clock was not the least bit fun. I do not regret it though. I got overtime for working over forty hours in one work week which means I will be getting a huge paycheck today since today Wednesdays are our paydays. All I know is that when it comes summertime, I am taking a week or two off!