My wife, Becky, headed up North to visit her aunt Thursday morning, and to cover, I stayed home on Friday to play “mom.” It wasn’t too bad and I have done the general routine before (e.g., get the kids fed, dressed, packed, and set for school) but yesterday was a bit atypical. Becky has volunteered to help out in our kids’ classes and since the day she worked out was Friday, that meant I was the substitute.

Truly, it was a treat. I got to take the kids to school, hang out a bit before class, and then help in each of their classes to various degrees. In our son’s 1st grade class, I colated, traced, and cut-out several items. In our daughter’s 4th-grade class my responsibilities were increased to do actual testing on reading.

It really was a treat and I am envious of Becky and the fact she gets to do this every week.