How do I know Holiday Break has begun?  I’m trying to wrap, cook, and clean (liar, liar, pants on fire), and the soundtrack to my day is a herd of elephants.  2 kids + 3 playful cats + wood floors = HERD OF SCREAMING ELEPHANTS.  It’s such a wonderful break to the deafening silence of having them in full day school.  I can’t believe I just said that.