Day 65. Recess Rocks.

When you are doing school with your three children and you see a face book post from their dad like this:

Shawn Struckmeier I am dragging today...seriously need some coffee.

Stop immediately. Take a Recess.

Suggest to the kids that perhaps since daddy works so very hard for all of us, we could do something nice for him by going to buy a coffee. Throw out there the following shocking information: "if you would like to, I think it would be very nice for you to all pitch in some of your own money to help buy it. However, it's your choice."

(Cameron brought .10 cents, Taylor brought .50 cents, Emma brought .11 cents. Cameron excused himself and came back with .50 more cents.)

Take all your hard earned

 and go get one of these

 treat the kids to one of these, (split by 3)

Wish for your childhood metabolism back while simultaneously downing one of these instead

Console yourself with the fact that you look a whole lot classier then you did carrying around an am pm big gulp type cup.

If you do all of these things you might just receive a great big

 from the most important person in your life...

 May I always model for my kids a love and appreciation for their dad who does so very much for us all. Always teach each one of my kids that living with other's needs before our own is the best way to be...even if it is aiding with a horrible life sucking addiction like caffeine consumption.

Now there is just 105 school days left until summer...