How to drive kids nuts on Valentines Day

As luck would have it, we were given tickets at the last minute to Disney on Ice for our family on Valentines Day! Knowing that the kids would love it, especially since we will be out late on a school night (i may be cursing myself later), we decided to go for it. Its tomorrow and we are making it a surprise.

I gave you your first hint - an ice cube. Its driving you crazy (especially you, Cole) that we wont tell you what we are doing.

The rest of the hints will come slowly, one at a time between now and tomorrow afternoon. We shall see if you guess it or if it gets down to the wire.

Here are the hints we have in store....

Trouble....

So, I went out for a bit the other night with a girl friend. I left you home with Daddy right after dinner, it was almost bedtime. When I returned home, I found these notes and dollars on the kitchen counter.   Here's the story, through Daddy's eyes.

After playing a few rounds of chess with Dad, he told you to go upstairs and brush your teeth. He would follow shortly to tuck you in.  Before he got upstairs, he heard lots of laughter and giggling. As he came into the bathroom, he saw that you had squirted the entire tube of toothpaste into both sinks, decorating the entire sink bowl. How kind of you!

You both thought this was hilarious, while he was speechless. Mommy knows better than to turn you loose in the bathroom, without some supervision, even if it's just within ear shot. How quickly he learned.

He made you clean it up. Which you begrudgingly did. But more than that, he attemped to teach you a lesson about "waste" and how much things cost. After it was cleaned up (using at least a full roll of paper towels and a larger mess to get it cleaned up), he asked you to write me a note explaining what happened.  Hence the first note below.

"Mom, Cole and JD made a mess in the bathroom with toothpaste"

This note was followed by a second note by JD - because he wasn't ready to stop writing.  Blame shifting is the best isn't it?  Not only that, he thought he would throw in a derogatory comment for safe measure.  Is Cole really UGLE?

He then made you go into your wallets and ante up $2.00 each, to cover the cost of the toothpaste. I now have $4.00, ready for our next grocery run, so you can purchase the new tubes of toothpaste that you used for your "art" project.

I love these little escapades.  Especially when it's Daddy that gets to deal with them! Too bad he didn't get a photo of your project - that would have completed the story....

 

 

Words for my Boys

Some words I copied from someone wise. You are a little young for these now but as you grow up, I will remind you about ALL of these things, as best as I can!

I love you.

1. Play a sport.  It will teach you how to win honorably, lose gracefully, respect authority, work with others, manage your time... and stay out of trouble. And maybe even throw or catch.

2. You will set the tone for the sexual relationship, so don't take something away from her that you can't give back.

3. Use careful aim when you pee. Somebody's got to clean that up, you know.

4. Save money when you're young because you're going to need it someday.

5. Allow me to introduce you to the dishwasher, oven, washing machine, iron, vacuum, mop and broom. Now please go use them.

6. Pray and be a spiritual leader.

7. Don't ever be a bully and don't ever start a fight, but if some idiot clocks you, please defend yourself.

8. Your knowledge and education is something that nobody can take away from you.

9. Treat women kindly. Forever is a long time to live alone and it's even longer to live with somebody
who hates your guts.

10. Take pride in your appearance.

11. Be strong and tender at the same time.

12. A woman can do everything that you can do. This includes her having a successful career
and you changing diapers at 3 A.M. Mutual respect is the key to a good relationship.

13. "Yes ma'am" and "yes sir" still go a long way.

14. The reason that they're called "private parts" is because they're "private". Please do not scratch them in public.

15. Peer pressure is a scary thing. Be a good leader and others will follow.

16. Bringing her flowers for no reason is always a good idea.

17. It is better to be kind than to be right.

18. A sense of humor goes a long way in the healing process.

19. Please choose your spouse wisely. My daughter-in-law will be the gatekeeper for me
spending time with you and my grandchildren.

20. Remember to call your mother because I might be missing you.
 

Champs Behavior

JD, you came home and made this for your teacher. Apparently she asked you to make this for your classroom. The rules for "champ behavior" are:

No talking in fire drill
Walk single file line and be quiet
Lock down, Quiet, lock door, sit criss cross applesauce
No running

Your spelling is my favorite part!