Many assume that when the children are asleep, the adults are finally given the chance to breathe. That is partly true because today at the daycare the two teachers are busy brainstorming.

“The term break is coming up in two weeks time. Do you think we should have an activity for the girls?” Luna asked her colleague who is busy making egg & mayo sandwiches for the girls.

“What do you have in mind?” Victoria asked after tasting the egg & mayo spread.

“How about fishing? My dad and I used to-“

“Yah! Do you want another drowning incident?” Victoria hit Luna’s forehead with a wooden spatula.

“Ouch! Hey! No hitting!” Luna started rubbing the area that was hit. Then she had an idea. “How about a play date?”

“Do you think any of the parents would allow all 9 hyper active girls who have short attention span to trash their house?”

Victoria threatened to hit Luna again and the latter cowered into a corner. There was silence for the new few minutes.

“OH MY GOD! WE CAN HAVE A CAMP!! Like a summer camp but only for 2 days and 1 night.”

“Out in the woods?”

“No.”

“Beach?”

“No.”

“Park?”

“No.”

“Your house?”

“What?? No! Here! At the daycare!”

“Well that sounds like a pretty good idea. Let’s start discussing,”

They were about to start discussing when a hungry shikshin had appeared at the entrance of the kitchen with her blanket.

“Teac