At ladies' meeting the other night, every place was set with these "I am thankful for" papers. Everyone thought it would be part of the devotional, so no one filled in the little hearts, and then ladies meeting was over and everyone kinda pretended they "forgot" about the papers and just left them on the table. Another mom and I decided to take some home for our kids to fill out, and I was just going to take my one paper (because I only have one kid) but somehow I ended up with two. So I let EJ fill out both of them! This one he filled out for me.
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My heart experienced every emotion available to mankind when I heard the story behind my son's latest offering envelope. I was proud; I was humbled. I was upset and embarrassed. I was relieved and happy.
There are not very many good things about winter, in my opinion. It's cold, sickness abounds, it's cold, you have to be bundled up all the time, did I mention it's cold?! Can you tell I'm not a fan of winter?
But the season does have some perks. Christmas, for one. Christmas music, for another (or at least, being able to listen to it without half the world thinking you're crazy). Ice skating. Sledding and/or skiing if you live in the north or go on vacation. Hands down, though, this has to be the greatest winter perk of all: egg nog. Read part one (it's the introduction), and then enjoy reading the five secrets my husband has discovered in raising our son. (This post is a week late because he went to Denver last weekend and has just now started to recover!)
A friend told me about a small county airport giving free flying lessons to kids, and I immediately signed EJ up! When we got there, there were some technical difficulties (which I won't go into here for sake of their sensitive legal nature), but in the end everything worked out and it was the best experience! This is EJ and some of his friends and some of their friends: First, an instructor...instructed.
In EJ's literature pace, he stretched his creative muscles. He had to answer several "what would you do if" questions. Here are the questions and his answers:
Q: You found some money you knew your friend had lost? A: I would pick it up and give it to him or her. Q: You got a demerit for something you didn't do? A: I would explain in very much detail. (Then we had a conversation about suffering little things, and he changed his answer.) EJ and I were playing the other day, and I told him not to think of a green elephant. He laughed (because seriously, as soon as someone tells you not to think of something, don't you immediately think of that specific thing?!). Then he asked me to tell him a story about a green elephant. After I told my story, he told me one of his own. The Tale of the Green Elephant
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