Spring Break

So the kids and I were off for the past 10 or so days. It was a wonderful and much-needed break from the craziness of school life. Not that I don't love them; I do, but even a wife needs a bit of time away from her husband even now and again...

We talked this morning about our Spring Breaks--what we did, what our favorite parts were, and if they were ready or not to return to school. I found this conversation with my twin 8th graders especially interesting...

Me: So, you guys went to Texas for break, huh?
Twin 1: Yep.
Twin 2: Nope.
Me: Wait, what?
Twin 1: Well I went.
Twin 2: And I didn't.
Me: How did that work?
Twin 1: Well, my sister, mom and I went and he stayed with dad.
Me: Oh (a bit confused). (To the other twin) Did you want to stay?
Twin 2: No. I wanted to go.
Twin 1: Yeah but there wasn't enough room in the van. There were already 8 of us.
Me: Uh huh. So how did you decide who would stay and who would go?
Twin 1: I just went.
Me: And you (other Twin) just stayed?
Twin 2: Yeah, it was just for the weekend.
Me: You went to Texas for a weekend??!!
Both Twins: Yep.
Twin 1: We went to visit my Grandma. She was too scared to come to visit us. So we went for the weekend.
Me: Well that was nice.
Twin 1: Yeah. And then we came back.
Twin 2: Yeah. And played football.